Khalil Shakir calls DJ Moore 'perfect fit' with the Bills

WR DJ Moore, entering his ninth NFL season and his third franchise, is hitting the ground running since joining the Bills via trade from the Chicago Bears.

>He's reunited with Joe Brady, who coached him with the Carolina Panthers, and is getting up to speed.

>"I mean, it's gonna be perfect later on, but right now it's still growing pains," Moore said to the press during OTAs.

>The 28-year-old wide receiver with 600-plus career catches joins a new franchise, a first-time head coach, albeit a familiar one, and a new quarterback.

>His OC with the Panthers, Joe Brady, is now the Bills' head coach, promoted this offseason after three seasons running Buffalo's offense as coordinator. Brady and Moore are not strangers. They were together in Carolina in 2020 and 2021, where Moore was the player keeping that passing game vertical.

>The Bills are hoping he can do the same for Brady and Buffalo QB Josh Allen.

>"I gotta catch back up to him," Moore said of Brady. "He's won a lot more games than I have since Carolina, and his offense has evolved into what it is today."

>The route tree Brady ran in Charlotte five years ago is not the route tree Brady is running in Buffalo in 2026. The Bills' offense Moore is plugging into is a more layered, RPO-heavy, motion-soaked operation built around Allen's improvisation and the field-stretching threats Brady leaned on in his last two playoff runs. Moore is the experienced, new addition who already knows Brady's style and is familiar with his system.

>The Bears traded Moore to Buffalo in March for a mid-round pick after a 2025 season that ended in personal frustration. Moore's numbers in Chicago dipped to a career low of 50 receptions and 682 yards, as other pass catchers were targeted.

>"He definitely brings that dog mentality to our room," Khalil Shakir said of Moore. "That 'I'm gonna go out there and beat you one on one, and I'm gonna let you know, too.'"

>What Buffalo gets is a legitimate, contested-catch, three-level X-receiver to pair with Keon Coleman on the boundary and Shakir out of the slot — the type of veteran who can win and get open on third-and-7 without needing the play to be schemed open.

>Shakir also described Moore as a "natural-born leader" and said that he pushes the team to "want to be great."

>Moore had similarly positive things to say about his understanding of Brady's offense and his new teammates.

>"Joe is just trying to get the ball in as many playmakers' hands as possible, and that's what it has been so far," Moore added. "Everybody's been lovely. They're friendly, like everybody gets along, so it's amazing to see."

>The Bills did not bring DJ Moore to Buffalo to be perfect on June 1. They brought him here to be a Week 1 starter, a January target, and a reliable option in the passing game for a recent MVP quarterback and new head coach.

>Moore's experiences with multiple teams and success at each stop forecast that he could have that success in Buffalo as well.

>This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Khalil Shakir calls DJ Moore 'perfect fit' with the Buffalo Bills