{"id":250881,"date":"2025-10-14T16:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=250881"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:32:11","slug":"bears-update-on-dj-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/14\/bears-update-on-dj-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Provide Update on DJ Moore After Leaving Game in a Ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bears <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/d-j-moore\/\" target=\"_self\">wide receiver DJ Moore<\/a> was taken after Monday Night&#8217;s win against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a> to the hospital in an ambulance, where he remained overnight.<\/p>\n<p>The team announced that Moore was staying for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogNFL\/status\/1977956679783182694\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;precautionary medical attention&#8221;<\/a> and has now provided another update on the star receiver.<\/p>\n<h2>Bears Provide Update on DJ Moore<\/h2>\n<p>Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogNFL\/status\/1978181672886538392\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Johnson told ESPN Chicago<\/a> on Tuesday that Moore was dealing with a groin injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we got some good news in that regard&#8230; I think he&#8217;ll be day-to-day going forward,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It was a groin deal that he was dealing with, but I think we&#8217;re going to be ok.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moore, who appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MoorD.00\/gamelog\/2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">93.8 percent<\/a> of the team&#8217;s offensive snaps in the game against the Commanders, battled through his injury and played till the end of the game. He finished the game with three catches for 42 yards and two rushes for 10 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DJ Moore blocking downfield on the final drive and biggest play of the night. Minutes later, after the GW FG, he was headed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Big-time respect for 2\ufe0f\u20e3. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0uFy1j2fpx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0uFy1j2fpx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBraggsJr23\/status\/1978022501675364411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of touches, Moore&#8217;s impact was vital throughout the game. He was a key blocker on multiple big plays and was used as a decoy to open up the field for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/dandre-swift\/\" target=\"_self\">D&#8217;Andre Swift,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/rome-odunze\/\" target=\"_self\">Rome Odunze,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/luther-burden\/\" target=\"_self\">Luther Burden III.<\/a> It&#8217;s good news that Moore is day-to-day, and the hope is that he can recover A.S.A.P.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Moore&#8217;s Role Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_251026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251026\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-251026\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DJ Moore\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DJ-Moore-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sep 28, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) shakes hands with wide receiver DJ Moore (2) during warm ups prior to the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once Moore fully recovers and is back on the field for the Bears, they have to find more ways to get the ball in his hands. In five games this season, Moore has just 19 catches for 215 yards, one touchdown, and eight carries for 25 yards.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good that the Bears are using him both as a receiver and in the backfield, but the lack of targets is concerning. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/olamide-zaccheaus\/\" target=\"_self\">Olamide Zaccheaus,<\/a> whom the Bears signed this offseason, currently has more targets (28) than Moore (26). It just feels like a waste of a <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/player\/d-j-moore\/6909\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">four-year, $110 million extension<\/a> if the team is not going to use one of their best offensive weapons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/dj-moore-wants-targets-rome-odunze\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moore commented earlier in the season<\/a> on his lack of targets, saying, &#8220;Do I want mine. Of course. Everybody wants their 100-yard game.&#8221; However, he understands that there are more mouths to feed in Chicago&#8217;s offense, and he needs to be ready for any opportunities that come his way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, whoever&#8217;s going off, we&#8217;ve just gotta feed off their energy. When your number gets called, you&#8217;ve just gotta do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This should be a reminder for the Bears to step back and evaluate how they are using Moore on offense. If the team wants to be more successful going forward, it starts with incorporating one of their most experienced wideouts with more designed plays and route concepts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Peter Casey &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bears provided an update on wide receiver DJ Moore, who left after the game vs. the Commanders in an ambulance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4976,"featured_media":251022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,36,6431],"tags":[9585,4137],"class_list":["post-250881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bears","category-nfl-news","category-nfl-teams","tag-ben-johnson","tag-dj-moore"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250881"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251032,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250881\/revisions\/251032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}