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Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
DJ Moore’s initial reaction to finding out he was traded to Chicago back in 2023?
“Aw, s—.”
The Carolina Panthers receiver and his family had just moved into a new house. The Chicago Bears were coming off a 3-14 season. There was, understandably, a fair bit of skepticism on Moore’s part.
“But then I was just like, new beginnings, new everything,” Moore explained to Chicago reporters on Wednesday. “We were all bought-in once we got here. There was no looking back. We’re here now for the long-haul.
“For real, for real.”
He wasn’t kidding.
On Tuesday evening, Moore signed a four-year, $110 million extension with the Bears. It includes $82.6 million in guarantees. With two years left on his old deal, the extension will keep Moore in Chicago for the next six seasons.
That means Moore will be with quarterback Caleb Williams for the duration of his rookie deal — including the fifth-year option. It also means the Bears offense, at long last, has some stability.
“If you look at our team, I’m six years, [first-round pick] Rome [Odunze] is five, Caleb is four, well five. Well, with the quarterbacks these days, it could be three and he gets a new deal, who knows?” Moore said with a smile. “We got Cole [Kmet] for four. Everybody is here for the long haul on the offensive side, so that’s pretty secure for me.”
Oh, and Moore is also trying to get wide receiver Keenan Allen extended, too — just for good measure.
“I was like, ‘Man, listen, what’s your number? Let’s get it done.’ And I mean, I’m going to leave his number out of it. But I think we can get it done,” Moore said.
You’ve heard of a player-coach. It sounds like Moore is a GM-coach.
The intentionality behind the roster construction by Chicago’s actual general manager is evident. Ryan Poles said back in March that the Bears would be “intentional with the order we do the negotiations.” Locking up the offensive core seemed to be his first order…
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 20:12:05
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