Moore caught two of three targets for 27 yards in Saturday's 33-6 preseason win over the Bills. Moore was the only wide receiver to record a catch while rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is in the game, as Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze combined for only one target. Those offseason additions could cut into Moore's volume after Moore led the team with 136 targets last season, but Chicago's entire passing game has a much higher ceiling with Williams under center than it did with Justin Fields last season. Moore will look to keep building chemistry with Williams as the Bears continue preseason play next Saturday against the Bengals.
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Team
Chicago Bears
Birthdate
4/14/1997 (27)
Status
Active
HT/WT
5'11", 210 lbs
Draft Info
2018: Rd 1; Pk (CAR)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Position
WR
College
Maryland
Experience
7 seasons
Career History
Chicago Bears
2023-Present
(2 seasons)
Carolina Panthers
2018-2023
(5 seasons)
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Moore caught two of three targets for 27 yards in Saturday's 33-6 preseason win over the Bills. Moore was the only wide receiver to record a catch while rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is in the game, as Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze combined for only one target. Those offseason additions could cut into Moore's volume after Moore led the team with 136 targets last season, but Chicago's entire passing game has a much higher ceiling with Williams under center than it did with Justin Fields last season. Moore will look to keep building chemistry with Williams as the Bears continue preseason play next Saturday against the Bengals.
Moore and the Bears have come to terms on a four-year, $110 million extension that includes $82.5 million guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. After spending his first five seasons in Carolina, Moore experienced career-highs across the board with the Bears in 2023, including 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns on 96 receptions. The offense will look drastically different this year, as he will share the receiving room with the likes of Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze, as well as catch passes from No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams. Chicago also added TE Gerald Everett and RB D'Andre Swift, so it seems unlikely that Moore will be able to match his 28-8 percent target share from last year. Still, the team is clearly invested in the veteran pass catcher going forward.
Moore worked out in April with Bears QB Caleb Williams and fellow Bears WRs Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. The workouts took place shortly before the draft, at which point Williams was all but locked in as the No. 1 overall pick for Chicago (and Odunze considered a strong candidate to join him at No. 9). The Bears ended up with both, completing their offseason makeover on offense after trading for Allen and signing RB D'Andre Swift and TE Gerald Everett. The crowded pass-catching corps means Moore is unlikely to match his career-high 28.8 percent target share from 2023, though there likely will be more overall targets, as the Bears figure to call pass plays at a higher rate and will no longer have sack/scramble-happy Justin Fields under center.
It was a ragged day all the way around for the normally reliable receiver, who finished behind both Cole Kmet and Darnell Mooney in receptions while also losing a fumble in Bears territory early in the third quarter that led to a Saints field goal. Moore has now been under the 100-yard mark in four consecutive contests after a stellar two-game stretch in Weeks 4 and 5, but he could have Justin Fields (thumb) back under center in a Week 10 home matchup against the Panthers on Thursday night.