Kevin Colbert, Omar Khan, whoever was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ GM was going to re-sign Minkah Fitzpatrick. Failing to do would’ve been a dereliction or duty. Whether or not a deal got done was never the question. It was all a matter of when and Omar Khan is showing the Steelers are playing ball a little differently under this new regime.
It’s not unprecedented for Steelers to receive extensions prior to training camp. But it was almost always reserved for quarterbacks, like Ben Roethlisberger. Superstar T.J. Watt had to wait until the 11th hour to sign his deal last summer following a lengthy “hold-in” that wasn’t an issue but was less than ideal.