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Russell tussle: Bears can celebrate the one who got away

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll reportedly vetoed a potential trade that would have sent QB Russell Wilson to the Bears before the Justin Fields era.

Things could have turned out very differently for the Bears.

As Justin Fields gains confidence and respect around the league, plenty of people have jumped out to make sure folks like me give proper credit to former general manager Ryan Pace for identifying Fields’ talent and moving up in the 2021 draft to get him. It’s a valid point but remember it almost didn’t happen. That’s because Pace was obsessed with putting Russell Wilson in a Bears uniform.