Justin Fields Remembers Dwayne Haskins and His Impact on Ohio State

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By Albert Breer Plus, answering your mailbag questions on Deebo Samuel’s contract negotiations, draft-day trades, possible sleepers and more. Justin Fields wasn’t yet the starter at Ohio State, and Dwayne Haskins wasn’t yet a first-round pick (not officially, anyway), but Fields can remember the boost of confidence Haskins tried to give him as they walked down the tunnel together for warmups before the Buckeyes’ spring game in 2019. This is yours now, Fields recalls Haskins telling him. Both had the world in front of them at the time. Twelve days later, Haskins would be drafted No. 15 by his h…