Seventeen months before the Chicago Bears traded up in the first round to select Justin Fields, general manager Ryan Pace observed the Ohio State quarterback from the press box at Michigan Stadium. It was Thanksgiving weekend in 2019, and the Buckeyes held a 19-point lead over Michigan midway through the third quarter when a tight end rolled up on Fields’ left knee. As he writhed in pain on the field, a pair of trainers rushed to his side. After their attendance, he limped to the sideline and stepped into a medical tent. Uncertainty hovered over his status before a dramatic reentrance in the rivalry game. Wearing a brace on his knee, later diagnosed as a sprained medial collateral ligament, Fields returned from the injury later during the series, rolled outside of the pocket and delivered a pass to Garrett Wilson in the back of the end zone for a 30-yard…
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