Free Agency
Darnell Mooney could have healthy market in free agency
Chicago Bears WR Darnell Mooney is expected to have at least a few teams jockeying for his services in 2024 NFL free agency.
Could the old adage “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone” apply to the Chicago Bears and wide receiver Darnell Mooney?
According to ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, Mooney is viewed by the league as a much better player than his putrid 2023 stat line suggests, and his market in free agency will have at least a handful of suitors.
In fact, Mooney might be catching passes from Patrick Mahomes in 2024.
“The Chicago wideout is much better than his 2023 stat line of 31 catches for 414 yards and five TDs suggests,” Fowler said. “The Chiefs or [Tennessee] Titans could be players here.”
Mooney was a massive disappointment in a Bears season that, aside from DJ Moore, had few highlights from its passing offense. Whether he was to blame or if he was a victim of Luke Getsy’s offense and Justin Fields” shortcomings is a debate I’m sure Ryan Poles and his staff are having as free agency approaches.
Mooney does have a 1,000-yard season on his resume, and if he ends up in a Chiefs passing attack that features a pinpoint passer in Mahomes, Mooney could reach the potential most Bears fans thought he had following the 2021 season.
Spotrac projects Mooney’s market value at $10.4 million per season and predicts he’ll secure a four-year, $42 million contract this offseason.
There’s still a chance the Chicago Bears could view Mooney as the best and most cost-effective way to fill their WR2 role in 2024, but that chance seems slim at best.
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