5 On It: Are you on board with the idea of the Bears trading DJ Moore?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Leila Rahimi 0:01

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Unknown 0:06

On Thursday, ESPN's Bill Barnwell published his thoughts on the 2026 offseason wide receiver market.

Marshall Harris 0:24

One of the players he zeroed in on, Bears receiver DJ Moore. Barnwell wrote this, quote, Moore is still a starting caliber wide out, and there should be interest if the Bears do listen to offers. A middle round pick would be a realistic return, but the real benefit might be freeing up $24.5 million in 2026 in cash, which would allow Johnson and Poles to realign the offense in the coach's preferred vision.

What are the implications of the Bears trading DJ Moore?

Marshall Harris 0:52

So here's the question for you. Are you on board with the idea of a DJ Moore trade?

Leila Rahimi 0:57

Quite frankly, not yet. Because I don't know who wide receiver one is. I know who wide receiver one can be. I know Luther Burton has that potential. I know that they want Roma Dunzey to be that guy. But Ben Johnson said they got to work on catching the ball in this offseason. That applies to Rome. And he's also talked about it. Now, I'm not saying DJ is above reprieve on that either. But over the body of work and the resume and what he's earned and the consistency of his work, I don't necessarily think that the Bears have a solid, we know what you do and we know how you do it well, wide receiver one yet. And I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing, but that's why I'm not just willing to part with a person this team plays so much value on because of that very earning of the idea.

Mark Grote 1:40

And Ben Johnson, I trust. So if Ben Johnson says it's okay to move DJ Moore, I'm going to be like, okay, you clearly have a plan and a vision for where this wide receiver room, this pass catcher room is going. And I will say this, if they can find a way to free up $24.5 million in some way, shape, or fashion, maybe not even all of it, but a large percentage of it, you could see the many different directions they could go with that. It would go a long way towards bringing guys back, maybe like Kevin Byard, also improving that pass rush. And this idea of a mid-round pick for him, I don't think it necessarily has to be pick-specific. It could be about a player in return, need for a need, if you get my drift.

Unknown 2:21

Tell me who is going to be here. That's what I want to know. Like... He had a weird year. DJ Moore had a strange year this year, no doubt about it. Some games you're like, where is he at? And then you couldn't not say that he had the biggest catches of the year for the Chicago Bears. And we know how valuable he has been to this franchise. So tell me what the replacement part is, and then I will tell you whether or not

How might DJ Moore's trade impact the Bears' salary cap?

Unknown 2:47

He can go. I agree with you, Layla. Like, Roma Dunzey did not make the jump this year. Part of it was, and maybe a lot of it was, because of that foot injury, which he was dealing with since the beginning of the season. Played through some of it. Missed some games. He didn't, for whatever reason, he did not make the jump this year. Luther Burden is just getting going. I think the Bears have an ace receiver. I know he's a tight end, but he is a receiver too. Colston Loveland. Like, we didn't mention him. Like, that I think is for real, and you're going to build a lot of what you're doing in your offense, believe it or not, around Colston Loveland. But I don't think I am ready to just hit the yes button on DJ Moore at this point, unless you could tell me exactly who's going to be in that wide receiver room.

Marshall Harris 3:31

Guys, before we get to question number two, I have an unfortunate programming note. Joe Kim Noah is going to have to move. to a different time. So we'll fill in the blanks with that. But hey.

Leila Rahimi 3:42

Today, though?

Marshall Harris 3:43

Hopefully. Perfect reaction, by the way, from Mark Grady on that.

Leila Rahimi 3:46

Devin Hester's expected to join us at 1.

Marshall Harris 3:49

1 o'clock.

Leila Rahimi 3:50

Joaquin's got stuff going on. He's a busy man.

Marshall Harris 3:52

Joaquin Noah has a very cool series on YouTube called Nomad, and it's about traveling. It's a travel show. And he's filming a portion of that currently at the United Center.

Unknown 4:02

Understandable.

Marshall Harris 4:03

And the filming is going a little long. Which happens in our business.

Leila Rahimi 4:06

Which happens.

Marshall Harris 4:07

It's show business, you know?