Tre’ Bell is far too humble to take credit for Minkah Fitzpatrick’s success. But after signing a record-breaking contract Wednesday, Fitzpatrick should treat Bell to a nice steak dinner. Bell and Fitzpatrick were teammates at New Jersey’s St. Peter’s Prep High School and Bell, two years older, taught then-freshman Fitzpatrick the ins and outs of playing defensive back.
Speaking with Bell yesterday, he told me he knew Fitzpatrick was destined to be a star.
“He was a running back. So he had never really played DB. I was the older DB, had a lot of offers and things like that.