By Gilberto Manzano C.J. Stroud didn’t get much blowback for saying publicly he didn’t want the Bears to draft him No. 1 in the 2023 draft because of the circumstances at the time. This was back in March at the NFL scouting combine, six days before the Bears traded the top pick to the Panthers. The Bears listened to Stroud and remained committed to Justin Fields, and the Panthers said no thanks to Stroud and selected Bryce Young. Those two teams that passed on the front-runner for Offensive Rookie of the Year clashed Thursday night for a prime-time matchup that not many were eager to watch. We…