Bears WR DJ Moore Gets Brutally Honest On Justin Fields Trade

The Chicago Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this offseason, and wide receiver DJ Moore was not surprised when the move was made.

Neither was anyone else.

“Business is business. I seen it coming,” Moore said, via Grant Gordon of NFL.com. “So, at the end of the day, he was the quarterback last year, now we’ve got Caleb (Williams). We’re gonna ride through H-E-L-L and back with him, so I’m just looking forward to seeing what he put out.”

The Bears had the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft last month, and everyone anticipated that they would be taking Williams with the selection.

That obviously signaled that Fields’ time in Chicago was running out.

There was some speculation that the Bears could actually trade the pick and keep Fields, but that doesn’t appear to be an avenue that was ever seriously considered by the club.

Fields, who played his collegiate football at Ohio State, was selected by the Bears with the 11th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Over three years in the Windy City, Fields went just 10-28 as a starter. While he showed glimpses of potential, particularly this past season, he was never able to do it consistently enough to sell Chicago on him as its franchise quarterback moving forward.

In 13 starts in 2023, Fields threw for 2,562 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions while completing 61.4 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 86.3. He also rushed for 657 yards and four scores.

Moore was Fields’ favorite target last season, as he hauled in 96 receptions for 1,364 yards while reaching the end zone eight times.

The Bears made a couple of big additions to their receiving corps this offseason, trading for Keenan Allen and grabbing Rome Odunze with the ninth pick of the draft.

Not only that, but Chicago signed a fine pass-catching running back in D’Andre Swift and also added tight end Gerald Everett in free agency. Plus, the Bears already have tight end Cole Kmet.

Clearly, Williams will have no shortage of weapons at his disposal heading into his rookie campaign.

The Justin Fields era may be over in Chicago, but the potential reign of Caleb Williams is about to get underway. That seems to have DJ Moore excited.