"The popular idea I've seen making the rounds on social media has been packaging Moore in a trade with the Raiders that would send Maxx Crosby to Chicago. That trade would have to include at least one first-round pick, and then some. Chicago's 2026 first-round selection checks in at No. 25, which comes closer to a second-round pick than a true first, meaning it likely takes more than one first-round pick - even with Moore in the package."
"I'm not going to pretend to know what the Raiders' front office thinks of Moore, but I believe his value in a trade is the equivalent of a third-round selection at this point. If you remove Moore's name from the equation and ask yourself if the No. 25 and a third-rounder gets the job done in a Maxx Crosby trade, the answer is almost certainly no."
Chicago playing meaningful football into mid-January altered the usual offseason timeline and timing of events like the Senior Bowl. Trading DJ Moore would clear $16.5 million in available cap space before June 1, but converting bonuses and adding a void year can produce similar savings. Proposals to package Moore to the Raiders for Maxx Crosby would require at least one first-round pick and likely more because Chicago's 2026 pick sits at No. 25 and carries closer-to-second-round value. Moore's trade value is judged around a third-round selection, making a No. 25 plus a third-rounder insufficient. Keeping Moore and restructuring contracts could free roughly $18.5 million in 2026 cap space and immediately improve cap health.
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