On Thursday, NFL receivers and brothers Amon Ra and Equanimeous, who host the “St. Brown Bros.” podcast, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields identified his “Mount Rushmore” of Ohio State players.
Fields claimed he had “never watched Ohio State before” traveling to Columbus, possibly indicating his impartiality on the subject.
I must admit that before I attended Ohio State, I had never watched the team. I visited Georgia. I was an SEC and Georgia fan. Fields remarked, “I never watched Ohio State.” I had no prior knowledge of them prior to my transfer. Before going up there, I had never even paid a visit, but when they told me I could play, I took off and slid.”
The former quarterback one-yard leader accomplished a great deal of just that, emerging as one of the program’s best rushers with 867 yards and 15 touchdowns in just two seasons.
The Georgia native, originally from Kennesaw, played for Ohio State in 2019 and 2020 after transferring from Georgia. He modestly left himself off of his list, which included two Heisman winners.
“Shot, this is my Mount Rushmore of the four Ohio State players. Troy Smith won a Heisman, so I have to give him one,” Fields remarked. “[Ezekiel Elliott] has to get the second. I believe Ted Ginn [Jr.] was going bonkers at Ohio State. The final one is Eddie George as well.
It may come as a surprise that he chose a player who contributed to Ohio State’s most recent championship in 2014 over former Buckeye running back Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman winner in history.
The question of whether the Bears will trade down for another quarterback or select Caleb Williams of Southern California as the first overall pick in the draft this offseason has generated a lot of conjecture.
If and when the Bears decide to part ways with the former Buckeye quarterback of the year, he has established himself as a legitimate starting quarterback in the league.
