Chicago Bears Training Camp: DJ Moore reveals his unfiltered reaction when he learned of trade to Chicago

DJ Moore got paid. 96 catches, 1364 yards in his first year in Chicago was enough for general manager Ryan Poles to invest $110 million over 4 years — 82.6 million guaranteed — to lock up the Chicago Bears number one wide receiver. Moore is now signed through 2029, allowing Caleb Williams, Shane Waldron and Matt Eberflus to sleep a little more comfortably.

Moore did not want to be a Bear when he was traded to Chicago. Moore is still not calling himself a Chicagoan. Moore did not go over the top on his celebration dinner — an 8-piece family dinner at Popeyes. Excellent choice.

On to today’s three observations:

1- DJ Moore used profanity when he learned he was traded to Chicago.

It sure sounds like Moore had a sweet 4,498-square-foot house in Charlotte, North Carolina. Moore sold the house last year for a reported 1.37 million, according to the Chicago Tribune.

When he learned that Carolina was trading him to the Bears, Moore had just moved into the house we learned about on Wednesday.

Moore’s reaction upon hearing the news he was traded: “Awww, s**t. We had just moved into the house so it was like dangggg.”

Moore was literally “coming down the driveway” when he learned he got traded and had to put on a smiling face for Poles.

That’s excellent professionalism. Both Poles and Moore are smiling now even though Moore said he still has to “do some things” before he will call himself a Chicagoan. One step at a time.

2- DJ Moore wants Keenan Allen to stick around.

Keenan Allen has yet to catch a pass for the Bears in a regular season game, but his impact in training camp has been significant. Allen is constantly open and seems to catch everything that is thrown his way.

Allen was also vocal yelling out to “kick him out” when Montez Sweat made contact with Williams accidentally on a throw. Veteran leadership with a smile on his face.

Moore has apparently seen enough to know he wants to play with Allen for longer than one season. Moore was asked if he would try and convince Allen to stay.

Yes, done and done.

“I already did that now. I did that yesterday,” Moore said. ‘Man, listen. What’s your number? Let’s get it done.’ I’m going to leave his number out of it. I think we can get it done.”

Not only is Moore the Bears leading receiver, but he is taking on the Assistant to the Assistant General Manager role as well. Bears.

3- It was an odd ending to a sleepy practice.

The highlight of today’s practice for me was the one-on-one drills between the WRs, RBs and DBs. Allen, Tyler Scott, and Roschon Johnson all stood out with their ability to shake themselves wide open with sharp cuts, although Scott still needs to catch the ball better.

During 11-on-11 drills, Williams had three balls batted down at the line of scrimmage. Williams is going to have to get somewhat creative to figure out his NFL throwing lanes. The defense has been able to consistently bat down at least one per day.

The final 15 minutes of practice were a bit bizarre. Matt Eberflus walked the Bears through how they are going to warmup starting with coming out of the tunnel.

It seemed incredibly rudimentary. And long. And in the heat. And at the end of practice with a game tomorrow including travel.

If Flus actually had full buy-in from the team during those 15 minutes, he might be headed for Coach of the Year.