Ian Wheeler has seen the moment that shaped his last calendar year.

It was the gut-wrenching, emotional and heartbreaking moment after the Chicago Bears ' preseason finale vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, where Wheeler found out he had torn his ACL . His mother's extended hug spoke emotion into a scene where neither uttered a word. Bears general manager Ryan Poles teared up talking about Wheeler's injury.

Not only was this moment captured on the final episode of "Hard Knocks," it was a moment that endeared him to Bears fans everywhere. He became the undrafted free agent who had his opportunity cut short due to rotten luck and the worst part of the game.

When that moment aired, Wheeler watched and felt a string of emotions that came with it.

"When the episode came out, we already knew wh

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