
Bears sign wide receiver Moore to massive four-year extension
DJ Moore had a sensational first season with the Chicago Bears in 2023.
The team clearly liked what it saw and sees him as being a key part of the offence moving forward, rewarding the wide receiver with a massive contract extension.
The Bears signed Moore to a four-year extension worth $110million with $82.6million guaranteed, according to multiple media outlets on Tuesday.
The deal is the largest in franchise history, and will keep him under contract in Chicago until 2029.
Bears, WR DJ Moore reach deal on a 4-year, $110M extension with $82.6M guaranteed. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/gnMCF2b9zX
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The 27-year-old Moore, who had two years left on his deal, becomes the first wide receiver in NFL history to have the first 10 years of his career guaranteed.
Moore spent his first five NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers before being traded to Chicago last March as part of a deal for the first pick of the 2023 draft. The trade also included Carolina's first-round pick in the 2024 draft, which wound up becoming the top overall pick, which the Bears used to select Caleb Williams.
Moore's first season with the Bears was the best of his career, as he had single-season personal highs in receptions (96), receiving yards (1,364) and touchdowns (eight).
Since his 2018 rookie season, his 6,565 receiving yards ranks seventh among all NFL players. He also has 581 catches and 29 TDs.
He now will be catching passes from Williams, and be lining up opposite wide receiver Rome Odunze - the ninth pick of this year's draft.
The Bears also signed veteran receiver Keenan Allen in the offseason, giving them potentially one of the NFL's most dangerous wide receiver corps.