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By Kevin Fishbain, Adam Jahns and Dianna Russini
The Chicago Bears have agreed to a four-year, $110 million extension with wide receiver DJ Moore, multiple league sources confirmed.
Moore is coming off his best season, when he had 1,364 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, despite being part of the league’s 27th-ranked passing offense. He was far and away the team’s best player in 2023 after general manager Ryan Poles acquired him as part of the trade with the Panthers for the No. 1 pick.
At only 27 and having played in every game over the past three seasons, Moore was worthy of an extension. His original contract, which runs through 2025, had him 17th among receivers in average salary. The four-year extension, which keeps him under contract in Chicago through 2029, slots him seventh.
More importantly, the $82.6 million guaranteed is the third-most for a wide receiver, trailing only Justin Jefferson and A.J. Brown. It’s the biggest contract in Bears franchise history, besting Montez Sweat’s four-year, $98 million contract last year. Moore’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was at Tuesday’s training camp practice in Lake Forest.
In addition to being a weapon on the field, Moore has been well-respected in the building for everything he’s been since arriving at Halas Hall.
“Our best player has got to be our hardest workers and they’ve gotta be our best finishers and they’ve gotta be available to practice out there and DJ certainly is that,” coach Matt Eberflus said in May. “He’s as tough as they come and he is a great teammate and he is our hardest worker and one of our most talented guys. That’s the example all of the young guys follow because No. 1, the talent, but then they see the work ethic.”
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Courtesy : https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5670349/2024/07/30/dj-moore-bears-contract-extension/