The Chicago Bears went into their bye week on a two-game winning streak after a 25-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4. However, there are some questions to sort out and in that respect the early bye week is coming at a good time.
In line with Rome Odunze's elevation to being the Bears' No. 1 wide receiver, DJ Moore has taken a backseat through four games this season. The game against the Raiders seemingly lined up well for him, but ultimately it was more of the same (four catches for 38 yards, on five targets). Some regression for the Bears' offense was a factor there, but Moore is still averaging just four catches and 5.25 targets per game so far this season, with one game where he has topped 50 yards.
Speculation about Moore's trade has naturally surfaced. Head coach Ben Johnson seemed to call him out after Week 2, and the contract extension he signed in July of 2024 is not an untradeable albatross.
Any team that needs a wide receiver might do well to call Bears general manager Ryan Poles, and the little more than a month that remains before the trade deadline is sure to bring some suitors to the surface.
A very underwhelming trade suitor for DJ Moore has surfaced
As Week 4 wound down, Bears analyst Ben Devine wondered about a team that just lost their best wide receiver as a possible trade suitor for Moore.
If the NY Giants call about DJ Moore (with Malik Nabers injury), should #DaBears listen and what would you ask for?
— Ben Devine (@Chicago_NFL) September 29, 2025
The Giants lost star wide receiver Malik Nabers for the season to a torn ACL in Week 4. So they may be in the market for a wide receiver, with Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, and little else at the position now. Moore would undoubtedly have a bigger role in that offense than he does in the Bears' offense right now, and he would be a nice new piece for the Giants to put around rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports, as he surveyed potential trade options for the Giants after Nabers' injury, suggested it's "hard to envision the Bears getting rid of Moore". That means he has really not been paying much attention to what's been going on in Chicago.
If they're open to trading him, the Bears would be in a position to get at least a Day 2 draft pick for Moore. It's worth wondering if Giants general manager Joe Schoen would meet that price, based on anything other than a desperate attempt to win more games this season and save his job. Future draft picks don't matter if he's going to be fired after this season anyway, and it's possible ownership would intervene in any "win now" trade possibilities.
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The Bears might be able to fleece a GM who is firmly on the hot seat. But the Giants otherwise land as an incredibly uninteresting possible trade suitor for Moore, when actual playoff contenders could eventually come calling.