Who won the DJ Moore trade? Grades for Bills, Bears in WR deal

The Bills addressed their pressing need at receiver by swinging a trade with the Bears for DJ Moore. But who came out ahead in the deal?

The Buffalo Bills have made their long-awaited move for a marquee wide receiver.

The Chicago Bears are trading DJ Moore and a 2026 fifth-round pick to the team in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick, according to multiple reports.

With the move, Bills general manager Brandon Beane has completed an about-face on the composition of his receiving corps after last April delivering an explicit rant to radio hosts who questioned his approach at the position. The Bears, meanwhile, move on from a high-priced target whose standing in a youth-driven pass-catching crew looked uncertain.

Who came out ahead in the deal? Here are our grades for each team:

Last April, Beane defiantly concluded that complaining about the Bills' receiver setup is "one of the dumbest arguments I’ve ever heard.”