Every NFL team’s highest salary for the 2023 season

Chicago Bears: DJ Moore — $20.165 million

This is another contract signed with the Carolina Panthers, but now this deal is on the Chicago Bears’ books. They allowed the Panthers to move up to draft Bryce Young for a package that was centered around DJ Moore and draft picks. Justin Fields was desperate for weapons. The Bears got them a very underrated wide receiver in Moore.

Moore was held down by a quadrant of terrible quarterbacks last season. Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, P.J. Walker, and Jacob Eason threw passes for the Panthers last season. With that much turmoil under center, it’s no wonder Moore had his worst season since his rookie year. He finished last year with just 888 yards. He did score seven touchdowns, which was weirdly a career-high.

Now that Moore is in Chicago, he can become a true number-one option. The Bears are happy to pay Moore north of $20 million. They need to see what they have in Justin Fields. It was imperative to get him quality weapons. The price does not matter.

Moore is working on a three-year deal that sees his salary drop to $16 million next season and in 2025. The one thing going against Moore is this is the only guaranteed year on his deal. Next season, the Bears could cut him pretty cleanly, and the third year is basically sending the ball in the Bears’ court. Nobody should expect that to happen because the Bears did spend a premium asset to get him, but anything is possible.