Urban Meyer and are in similar positions as they enter the next phase of their football journeys. Following highly succe sful runs at Ohio Jerami Grant Jersey State, the veteran coach and rookie quarterback are looking to make similar marks at the next level.The new coach of the , Meyer used the No. 1 overall pick in the draft to select former Clemson quarterback . Fields, who initially was projected as a top three pick, was ultimately taken by the , who traded up to select him with the 11th overall pick."I talked a lot to Justin," WSYX's Clay Hall. "Actually texted him after the draft. My heart was pulling hard for him. Obviously, the fact that I'm a Buckeye, my son-in-law (Ohio State quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis) coached him. Ryan Day, who I think the world of, brought him in here; look at the two years he had."Meyer weighed in on the pre-draft negativity surrounding Fields' work ethic, pointing to Fields' spearheading of the players' petition to relaunch the Big Ten's 2020 season as an example of his character and leadership ability. "I even called a few people and said, 'What are you talking about? That's not true,'" Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey Meyer said. "But the fact what he did, when the Big Ten, said, 'Stand down. Season's over.' He said, 'No it's not.' And he did it the right way, with cla s and great leadership. And I'll always admire him for that."Fields' intangibles were on clear display during his greatest moment as a Buckeye. Despite suffering an injury to his midsection during Ohio State's Playoff semifinal game against Clemson, Fields stayed in the game and threw six touchdown pa ses, an Ohio State bowl game record. All told, Fields went 22-for-28 for 385 yards while leading the Buckeyes to a 49-28 win. As far as tangibles are concerned, Fields put together two solid pro day performances ahead of the draft. During his Danilo Gallinari Jersey first pro day, the 6-foot-3, 228-pounder ran an impre sive 4.43 in the 40-yard dash. He also threw an array of pa ses that included a 65-yard bomb that drew applause from seemingly everyone in attendance. Fields was happy to change a po sible misconception about his speed. While he wanted to run faster, Fields believes he likely ran faster than most people expected.Fields did not shy away from questions regarding outside criticism leading up to the draft."I saw something on social media. It was kind of a big thing that they were questioning that," Fields told Kirk Herbstreit on . "I don't know if it's just a thing they were throwing out there or what, but I honestly take that personally. That's kind of a bigger insult to me than saying that I Hamidou Diallo Jersey don't have a strong arm or saying I'm not accurate. Again, that's not going to do anything but make me work harder. I'm not worried about it one bit." With the 2021 draft behind him, Fields has hit the ground running in preparing for his rookie season. Fields, who with Bears receiver , feels that he ended up with the right team, even if he had to wait a little longer than expected."I think I fit perfectly," of the Bears offense, via The Athletic. "If Bears coach Matt Nagy didn't think I fit well, he wouldn't have traded up. I think just talking to him, getting to know how he communicates with his quarterbacks and his learning style, I think that' Al Horford Jersey s going to make me a better quarterback, a better player because he's going to teach me a lot. So I'm just excited to get up there and learn."