Impact of the DJ Moore trade
After meeting with the local media, Beane appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and revealed an additional nugget on how the trade went down. Beane shared that he initially reached out to the Bears during the 2025 season around the trade deadline to gauge interest in a trade for Moore.
“He was one of the guys we called on and checked — I mean we checked a lot of guys just to see. Chicago shut it down, they were trying to make a run,” Beane told McAfee.
Beane added that Chicago reached back out in Indianapolis to re-engage in conversations and the two sides made a deal work. Now that Moore, a four-time 1,000-plus yard receiver, is a Bill, there is plenty of excitement to see what element he adds to the offense.
“A guy who’s a dynamic player,” Beane said. “He’s a player that we tracked all the way back to the year [Allen] was drafted, and obviously had a good career in Carolina, then gets traded some years back to Chicago … he adds another dimension, another guy that’s a run after catch with big-play potential.”
Though the Bills spent a premium asset (a second round pick) to acquire Moore, it doesn’t rule them out from selecting a receiver in the first round, Beane shared.
“Definitely still open to that,” Beane said. “Yes, if there’s a dynamic player that can help us — starter or not — at receiver, we would take him at 26.
How recent signings at offensive line impact roster competition
After the initial blaze of free agency calmed down, the Bills continued investing in their roster by looking for key depth pieces. Last week, the team signed center Lloyd Cushenberry III and center/guard Austin Corbett, among other moves.
Beane labeled Corbett as an “interior guy” who has experience at both guard positions as well as center. Corbett’s immediate fit will be someone who is going to compete for the starting left guard position.
“There will be competition there with Alec [Anderson] and him, and we could have other guys as well. But he’s a proven starter,” Beane said.
Cushenberry is a “probably a center first” type fit with the team, but he will get some reps at guard this spring.
“We’ll give him reps [at guard], but I would say competing to be that top backup behind Connor [McGovern],” Beane said of Cushenberry’s fit.
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