Few men are happier right now than DJ Moore. The star wide receiver had the best season of his career in 2023, racking up 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns. A few months later, the Chicago Bears found him a new quarterback in Caleb Williams. Lastly, they gave him a $110 million extension, locking the receiver in place through 2029. Moore celebrated by going to Popeye’s for some fried chicken. One can understand why he’d be all smiles. However, he’s also somebody who always has one eye on the future.
Moore’s next objective? Find a way to ensure Keenan Allen stays in Chicago beyond 2024. The six-time Pro Bowler is in the last year of his contract.
“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.”
Keeping Allen will be tough, even with DJ Moore pushing for it.
The Bears haven’t engaged the veteran in any extension talks yet. It appears they’d like to see him in action first. Allen has dealt with some injury issues over the past few years. His ability isn’t in question, but his durability is. If he can make it to the bye week with no setbacks, the team might entertain the idea. DJ Moore seems convinced Allen’s desired number is something the Bears can manage. Chicago has over $47 million in cap space next year. That may sound like a lot, but it can best be called modest. If Allen wants anything close to the $20 million per season he’s been making, that might be difficult to sell. We’ll see how far Moore’s influence can go in this.
I say sign hi to a two year deal, and trade him after next year for a 4th
Well, that’s not going to happen, there’s only 1 football and if the top 3 receivers get there thousand yards and Kmet gets his yards, throw in another 500 for the rest of the team your pushing 4400 yards of passing yardage. Damn it’s good to be a Bear fan.
They are going to have even less cap space available after they sign Connor Williams!
No doubt the Bears have bigger concerns. I still have to see Tyler Scott in the regular season with the dropsy problem in the rearview mirror and if Odunze is who he appears to be, we should be good at WR. We had better get help in the OL and DL first. Priority OL, center, and guard.
Hey DJ —
How about getting some capable protection for your “generational QB” before he gets broken in half?
Maybe you’d like to contribute a few of your extra dollars to the cause.