The Pittsburgh Steelers lost Ben Roethlisberger week two of the season in 2019. The last thing anyone expected them to do was trade away their first-round pick.
The Steelers did just that when they packaged picks in a deal that landed them young stud safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. The NFL world was shocked that Pittsburgh would trade what everyone thought would surely be a top-10 pick come April 2020.
Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin did not view the season as a loss and wanted to get a defensive piece to help bolster the unit to carry an offense that would struggle without their franchise QB.