While he downplayed the significance of playing against the team for whom he logged his first 18 caps, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick certainly seemed to have a big of an edge to his game last night against the Miami Dolphins, in his fifth start in the black and gold.
And perhaps it wasn’t all internally motivated. Teammate Bud Dupree told reporters after the game that Dolphins players were “talking trash” in Fitzpatrick’s direction early on in the game. The majority of the players on Miami’s current roster would have been teammates with him after he was selected 11th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.