{"id":19220,"date":"2026-05-26T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/nfl-critic-slams-bills-for-trade-with-bears-to-acquire-wr-dj-moore-sports-illustrated\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:20:48","slug":"nfl-critic-slams-bills-for-trade-with-bears-to-acquire-wr-dj-moore-sports-illustrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/nfl-critic-slams-bills-for-trade-with-bears-to-acquire-wr-dj-moore-sports-illustrated\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Critic Slams Bills for Trade With Bears to Acquire WR DJ Moore – Sports Illustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There were many across the NFL world who sounded off about the Buffalo Bills\u2019 trade<\/a> with the Chicago Bears to acquire wide receiver DJ Moore.
NFL analyst Bill Barnwell did so recently, crushing the Bills\u2019 front office<\/a> for what he believed was their worst move of the offseason, one that reeked of \u201cdesperation.\u201d
\u201cIt's clear that the Bills were frustrated by their wide receivers in 2025,\u201d wrote Barnwell in an article for ESPN<\/em>. \u201cUnder that lens, making a significant move for a receiver made sense. I'm just not sure this was the right one.\u201d
Barnwell went on to explain how Moore may have been a \u201csalary dump\u201d for the Bears, who instead received a second-round pick in exchange for the 29-year-old.
\u201cThat was already a curious choice by [general manager\/president of football operations Brandon Beane],\u201d he added. \u201cEven more inexplicably, the Bills ate all of the salary that was already owed to Moore and then guaranteed their new wideout $13.5 million in 2028, committing money three years down the line to a player who had no leverage as part of this trade.\u201d
So while some have been fond of the trade for a player who will instantly become Buffalo\u2019s No. 1 wide receiver, others, like Barnwell, have ripped Beane and his staff for a deal that may have mortgaged the team\u2019s future.
Buffalo is expected to be $33 million over the salary cap in 2027<\/a>, according to Spotrac, <\/em>with Moore\u2019s cap hit of $28.9 million set to be the second-highest on the team, behind only quarterback Josh Allen\u2019s massive $56.1 million cap hit.
That\u2019s a large portion of the salary cap to commit to a player who is about to turn 30 years old, an age at which wide receivers typically see a decline in their production, which Moore already has. In 2025, Moore recorded nearly 300 fewer receiving yards than he did the year before, while his total receptions dropped by nearly 50%.
There were rumors he didn\u2019t fit in with Bears head coach Ben Johnson or Chicago QB Caleb Williams. Still, the drop-off was significant, and he will have to prove early during his time in Buffalo that he is capable of a rebound. Those numbers won\u2019t be good enough in Moore's first season with the Bills, where he will be expected<\/a> by fans to close in on a 1,000-yard campaign.
There\u2019s still plenty of time for Moore to disprove the doubters, but there are a lot of factors he must overcome to prove that the Bills\u2019 trade for him was a success.
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Alex Brasky is editor of Bills Digest and host of the Buffalo Pregame podcast. He has been on the Bills beat the past six seasons and now joins ON SI to expand his coverage of Buffalo\u2019s favorite football team.
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