Jaxon Smith-Njigba wants to re-create ‘connection’ with Justin Fields

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Jaxon Smith\u2010Njigba of Ohio State speaks to the media during the NFL Combine on Friday.INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterback Justin Fields wants the Bears to draft receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, his former Ohio State teammate. The feeling’s mutual.

“Since he’s been in Chicago, we’ve always talked about it,” Smith-Njigba said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine. “Him being like a big brother to me, I definitely appreciate it coming from a guy like that. …

“We definitely had a little connection back in the day. But hopefully we can maybe do it again.”

Despite Smith-Njigba’s claim that he sees himself as “a top-five player, not just receiver,” the Bears would have to…