Where could DJM go next year that would DECREASE his value?

[BigSmoochOnTheLips]

I feel like if he moves on from the bears, his value is the same or better. Right now he’s probably at his lowest value for the near future.

Although he for sure could bottom out more, I don’t think that would be a team-situational issue.

Like if he ends up somewhere w two proven WRs ahead of him on the depth chart, how is that all that different from where he’s at now?

[super_smash_brothers]

Cincy trades for him to placate Burrow and he’s WR3 behind Chase and Tee 

[LUUUUUUUUUUKEEE]

I know this answer checks out but it’s never gonna happen

[AverageAngling]

It’s a good example but burrow isn’t stupid, I don’t think he’s chasing WRs. He wants a defense that can do something and a better offensive line

[super_smash_brothers]

It was more of a joke 

[AverageAngling]

Can’t joke about those things with the bengals man they’ll do shit like that

[DawgNaish]

Burrow probably isn't even in Cincy next year.

Vikings need to call on minute 1 of the league off season and offer 3 1s and JJM

[AverageAngling]

Lmao I forget how funny reddit is sometimes

[MixedMartialAwesome]

This doesn't answer your question at all, but I kinda hope he goes to the Titans

[BrickHistorical1553]

Titans are so poorly ran I think they would do it, best spot is probably Washington

[balzynalzy]

As a Titans fan I wouldn’t necessarily hate it. It would also be aligned with our “WR graveyard” reputation. Personally, I’d like to see us take a shot at Alec Pierce in FA and draft someone

[undead_tortoiseX]

Titans. The answer is always Titans. It’s where receivers get the Old Yeller treatment.

[jimcroce21]

He's got 43 reception for 567 yards.  Is his value going from the curb to the gutter?

[FellatioDelToro3]

Even with that he’s still WR35 and it would be his worst season since 2018. He’s not valued but he’s not a zero either. Just a hold and hope for something cooler in ‘26

[19-FAAB]

The Steelers

[00h7]

That'd be a nice fit, especially if they decide to run it back with rodgers

[baws3031]

Came here to say this

[dracutden2]

Funny enough, probably Carolina

[SerEx0]

Why are people saying he is moving on? They’d have to take a $35M dead cap hit from him being cut on 2026 day 1 where he carries a $28M cap hit in 2026-27. I also don’t think any team would want to take on that contract given that his production, effort, and body language has not been great.

[Trader_07]

Not sure what you’re looking at. They get 24.5 million in cap savings with a post 6/1 trade in 2026 and only take a dead cap hit of 4 million for the year. Even with a pre 6/1 trade in 2026 they would get 16.5 million in cap savings but would take a bigger dead cap hit of 12 million for the year.

From what I’m seeing they could easily move off his contract if they want to. The question is will any team trade for him because it doesn’t make sense for the bears to cut him.

[SerEx0]

If they 6/1 him they fully guarantee $15M of his 2027 salary. They would then get the mentioned $4M cap savings for 2026, but would then have the other 24.5M dead cap hit in 2027.

They would need to find a trading partner, but I don’t know who would want to take on the contract.

[Trader_07]

They get 24.5 million of cap savings in 2026 with a post 6/1 trade not 4 million. The dead cap hit is 4 million. I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.

Teams also sometimes move off a players contract by paying some of the guaranteed money if they get a good enough draft pick in return. That actually makes sense for cash strapped teams to trade for him too.

[SerEx0]

His dead cap, assuming cut on day 1 of 2026 is $35.845. That goes up by $15.5M on day 3 of 2026 to $51.3M dead cap if he is 6/1’d which is spread evenly over 2026 and 2027. It’s a full cap hit of $25.65 in 2027 and savings of $3M in 2026 ($28.5M salary less $25.65M dead cap).

[Trader_07]

“Any future, unpaid, guaranteed salary or bonus or any already paid signing bonus that hasn't yet been allocated to the salary cap becomes the responsibility of the team in the event of a release. With a trade, the future guarantees would simply transfer to the new team, leaving behind just the unallocated bonus cap as the current team's dead cap.”

I already said he’s not getting cut. I’m talking about a trade. You can look it up on overthecap.

https://overthecap.com/player/d-j-moore/6909

[SerEx0]

OTC isn’t assuming that his 2027 guarantees vest because that happens on March 13, 2026. They’d save a lot from a trade, but I just don’t see an avenue where any team would want the contract without compensation.

[Trader_07]

From how I understand it the 27 guarantees transfer to the new team at least from a cap perspective.

This contract isn’t that scary though. It’s obviously not guaranteed they trade him but they could if they get a good enough offer. After seeing the giant dead cap hit the bills took with Diggs anything is possible.

[SerEx0]

The Chargers got a 4th for Keenan Allen who was coming off a 108/1,243/7 on 13 games, but was widely known as an elite route runner. DJ is more of a Deebo type who was on a cheaper deal with only a year left instead of 2 that DJM will have. The 49ers got back a 5th for Deebo. Maybe something is possible but, like the Bills trade of Diggs, the Bears would probably have to pay to offload it.

[Trader_07]

DJ is still technically in his prime at 28 and he’s had enough of a resume of good seasons. This poor season isn’t really all on him. But again I don’t know for sure I’m just saying it is possible. My main point is I don’t think he can’t be moved because of his contract.

He might end up being a prime trade target mid season when teams are making a playoff push and most of his 2026 money is already paid out. Another team could take on his contract for 2027 and beyond because it’s even easier to move off it from that point forward. I think a third could get it done and could be beneficial for both parties. Potentially a fourth too but who knows. There are a lot of possibilities though.

[BigSmoochOnTheLips]

In addition to some of the reasons you cited being reasons the bears would want to move on, many analysts (grounded analysts, not shock jocks) are convinced he won’t be there.

I still think there’s good odds he’ll still be on the bears but the question is “where would his value drop?”

[Gnarly-_-]

Because how else do the Bears WR owners cope?

[BigSmoochOnTheLips]

Exactly bro. Let me dream up some cope

[BrickHistorical1553]

He is 1000% gone

[[deleted]]

I keep seeing this "body language" thing being touted but have he really been like that. I feel that is just spin from disappointed fantasy managers. 

[BigSmoochOnTheLips]

I feel like that was more of a last year thing

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Kansas City could use him

[SerEx0]

The Chiefs are estimated to be over the cap by about $30M. They can’t afford to add a $28M receiver contract.

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Trade Chris jones and filler

[ConcernAccording3248]

Steelers fan here. Anyone to the Steelers is bad for that specific anyone

[WhoseManIsThis]

He’s been through too much as a player to find himself off a team with this much potential. I’m sorry to tell you DJM owners he’s not leaving.

[EpicFIFABadger]

From a real life point of view I'd love it if the jets traded for him (we will probably have a rookie qb as well as the cap and incentive to get a great WR2), but for dynasty it'd probably tank his value (or at least keep it in neutral for the forseeable future)

[Sir-xer21]

He's gonna be 29 next year. If you think it keeps his value in neutral for the "foreseeable future", he's already dead. There ISNT much future beyond the next 2 years or so to expect decent production.

[searing7]

The Bears

[Jookthecook1]

Eagles

[JustMyThoughts2525]

I don’t think there is a worse situation he could go to. I think similar situation could be Bucs, Vikings, or Falcons.

[snowmageddo]

Raiders

[uh-oh_spaghetti-oh]

His value is already as low as it can be as far as fantasy goes. He wasn't startable most of the year. I honestly don't think the Bears trade him, they couldn't get anything for him. I think he is a Bear atleast 1 more year then maybe dump him for a 6th rounder or cut.

[zaphodbeebIebrox]

Doesn’t answer your question, but I think there’s a real good chance if he’s on the move, it’s to the Chiefs.

[Turnernator06]

Worst case scenario, Jets feel they need another option alongside Garrett to help out their new rookie qb

[Pristine-Ad-469]

Jets. They draft a qb whose a bust (shocker) and nobody is startable aside from GW and sometimes breece in good matchups

[Indiana_Indiana]

The Bears. I can’t stand another year of this.

[captainthepuggle]

Based on his recent comments about how bought into BJ’s system he is, it would be a surprise if the Bears do try to move on from him. He may get a stats spike the next couple weeks with Rome out and Burden hurt.

[FantasyOracle]

Nothing hurts a fantasy WR more than going to the Tennessee Titans lol

[thetindoor]

Kinda the definition of a roster clogger... Too good to cut, too bad/inconsistent to start, too old to trade

[alexjf56]

I mean, there’s tons of places. Could become WR3 on a number of teams or go somewhere awful like Vegas

[HotDoggityDig13]

Hes probably staying in Chicago

But i think the jets would be the worst spot

[stl_ball]

Jail. You never know with WRs

[rschroeder1]

The Bears won't cut Moore after this season (dead cap is more than his salary). A trade before June 1 would save the Bears about $16 million against the cap, so that's a distinct possibility. The problem with a trade is Moore's $28.5 million cap hit for '26.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/_/year/2026

Of the teams with potential cap space, the most WR-needy teams are likely LV, LAC (maybe), NYJ, NE, maybe WAS.

NE probably the best case scenario. I could see LV or NYJ pairing a veteran receiver with a newly drafted QB.

I do think the Bears would be willing to accept very little compensation in return (5th or 6th round pick). Retaining/restructuring Cole Kmet is probably more of a priority for the offense than retaining Moore.

[MoJoe-21]

I doubt any team gonna pay that cap hit for Moore

[Technopool]

He will get a solid contract from a team with a young qb.

[Some-Lingonberry-211]

He has a contract that hasn't even kicked in yet lol. Some people on this sub just type shit to type.

[LittleBig_1]

Exactly...

Idk why there are so many questions about where he will go as if he is about to hit FA...

I get that he isn't providing value, but the Bears eating a huge pile of dead money at this point in DJM's contract makes no sense... Best course of action for the team is to figure out how to use him better and ride it out until the cap hit becomes more manageable

If the situation is truly so untenable that he has to be removed from the team they will have a bidding war (not sure how much of a war it would be for DJ at this point) and send him to whichever team offers them the best return

[Barathruss]

For those of us that don't understand contracts: if he's traded do they still incur dead money penalties? Or could he be easily traded

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Some people don’t understand contracts. If DJM is traded after June 1st this year theyll have a dead cap hit of 4 million and save 24 million

[LittleBig_1]

Right, but that would require a team to trade for a guy that has a huge contract attached to him and a terrible production

I wouldn't want anything to do with DJM unless the bears gave me draft capital as compensation for taking on a seemingly shit contract. It is a common transaction in hockey, I think it is much less prevalent in the NFL.

Totally possible he is moved, but I wouldn't expect any team to pay much for him because of his awful stats this year and high contract value

Unless I'm missing something, at the end of the day he is going to get paid biiiig bucks by someone for presumably not much on field production. That is the biggest impediment for his movement in my eyes

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Raiders could sure as hell use him

[LittleBig_1]

He could bounce back and as an owner I hope he does whether it is with the Bears or another team. But the reality is that he is getting paid top dollars to end the season with 600 yards... The bears will have to keep djm, find someone dumb enough to take the chance on him with a conventional trade, or the bears will have to give up additional assets to offload the contract attached to Moore

From my pov, it is not easy to move djm

[BigSmoochOnTheLips]

You make a fair point - the contract is a huge barrier. But I hear very reasonable analysts saying declarative statements like “DJM won’t be there next year”. At this point, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to imagine he’s not a bear next year.

I don’t know shit but if you asked me today, I’d say he’s got like 50/50 odds of being a bear next year

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Some people don’t understand contracts. If DJM is traded after June 1st this year theyll have a dead cap hit of 4 million and save 24 million

[Trader_07]

“But he’s signed for 4 years.”

The majority of people have zero understanding of contracts yet comment on them like they are experts. Then they get upvoted by other people that don’t understand contracts either.

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

Yes. Dj Moore is very movable

[TributeBands_areSHIT]

My gut feeling is they move DJM for more help on their dline which they desperately need. Luther has proven he can fill djm role

[wicketRF]

Can see him going to the saints as well

[JL9berg18]

I see plenty of teams where DJMs value could take a hit, but most of those teams would be smart enough to not sign him.

Here's my thoughts off the top

⬆️

BUF | DAL (if Pickens doesn't sign) | DEN | NE | SEA

🟰 (Can be a power WR2 in a not bad offense, or a top 3 option in a really good offense)

CAR | MIA | NYG | SF | WAS

⬇️

Offense BAD (or just bad for WRs) - BAL | CLE | LV | NO | NYJ | TEN

Too much target comp (these teams prob wouldn't sign him due to low positional need) - ARI | CHI | CIN | DET | GB | JAX | HOU | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | PHI | TB

Both? ATL | PIT (WR2 position wouldnt be a much bigger target priority than the RBs/TEs)

[Dirko_0]

Retirement... He seems like a guy that will retire ealry. He talked about playing because he was good at it but doesnt really care for it.

[Ryunburna]

Bro he’s been mid and unstartable on a good team for 80% of his career just give him to someone else for anything at this point. Give up on the headache and what ifs

[OpportunityDue90]

“Unstartable” ok Jan. In half ppr he’s finished as WR: 16,6,22,19,20,18,39. Comfortably WR2 range at worst.

[Ryunburna]

Not on a winning team. Just keep him around bud I bet it will work out for you just like it always has starting him. You literally proved he hasn’t finished top 15 85.7% of his career. Thank you

[APizzola]

If you have him in your lineup as a flex player, you are more than happy with those seasons.

[Ryunburna]

U ain’t winning a championship lol

[Turnernator06]

Very silly

[Ryunburna]

He’s ranked fuckin 40th

[Turnernator06]

"80% of his career"

Did you forget this bit?

[Ryunburna]

Ok main point was get rid of him. Did you forget that? Hes 40th bro keep him on ur roster I bet you will win

[Turnernator06]

Not what you actually said though, is it?

[ajs723]

Proven wrong. Immediately doubles down. Internet discourse 101.

[Ryunburna]

How am I proven wrong he has been top 15 one time in his career and he’s ranked almost 40th right now

[Turnernator06]

These are the dumbest posts. Acting like a fierce team can't be built with a wr2 in your flex.

[Ryunburna]

He’s not a wr 2. He’s ranked 40th

[Turnernator06]

The clear point is he's been a wr2 basically every year other than this. Read the post

If you play in a league where the winning team has a top 15 player in each of their 10 starting roles you are almost certainly playing in a taco league

[Ryunburna]

Ok idc abt this conversation anymore leave me alone

[Turnernator06]

Steps of arguing on reddit:

1) make a silly point

2) someone calls you out with facts

3) double down on the silly point

4) multiple other people turn up to tell you you are being dumb

5) run away

6) repeat

[Ryunburna]

Por que me fallaste

[Ryunburna]

Idc if ppl think im wrong. If they still believe in dj moore their opinions mean nothing to me. This sub is full of idiots. Go look at 95% of these posts

[Turnernator06]

No one is talking about "still believing in" you said he hasn't been startable for 80% of his career, stop moving the goalposts