Before the season, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin made a point of saying that the team wants to use Minkah Fitzpatrick more at his natural safety position. Against the Atlanta Falcons during Pittsburgh’s Week 1 win on Sunday, that was the case, as Fitzpatrick played 54 of his 56 snaps at free safety, with just two snaps in the box. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Austin said that Austin is most dangerous at safety and can make a quarterback think twice about throwing down the field.
“Yeah, he is [all over the place], because that’s where we want him.