The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently working on rebuilding the secondary. One constant, however, is All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Since coming to the Steelers via a trade with the Miami Dolphins, Fitzpatrick has established himself as the best all-around safety in the NFL.
This is great when you have so many young, talented defensive backs on the roster. But Fitzpatrick isn’t planning to do a lot of talking on the field and instead is going to let his play do the talking and the young guys have to keep up.
“I’m not the type of guy that is going to be screaming and yelling and telling people what to do,” Fitzpatrick said. “I’m going to try and lead by example, and if they want to follow they can follow.”
The Steelers drafted cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and Cory Trice Jr. in the 2023 NFL draft and both would be well served to keep a close eye on Fitzpatrick as well as cornerback Patrick Peterson for guidance.
Last season Fitzpatrick was named an All-Pro for the third time in four seasons with Pittsburgh. The one year he didn’t make it all he did was lead the team in tackles with 124, had two interceptions and seven passes defended. This was such a down year for Fitzpatrick he didn’t even make the Pro Bowl and pundits wrote him off.
