2021 wasn’t the year the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense envisioned. They dealt with injuries, rookies struggling, and overall below-the-line play. Sure, the pass rush still got home and TJ Watt won Defensive Player of the Year but the defense disappointed across the board. While Minkah Fitzpatrick was low on the list of problems, even he admits how tough of a year it was for him, trying to make up for what the front seven lacked.
He talked about how the 2021 season hurt him – literally – while appearing on the Varsity House Podcast that aired Wednesday afternoon.