As Mike Tomlin loves to say, Minkah Fitzpatrick needs no endorsement. He’s proven himself to be one of football’s best safeties the past two seasons and a key piece to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. But Tomlin gave the highest praise to Fitzpatrick during his appearance on the Flying Coach Podcast and made one heck of a lofty comparison.
Tomlin spoke about Fitzpatrick’s football IQ and ability to have conversations with him that he can’t have with a lot of other players. Especially 24 year-olds like Fitzpatrick.
“We’re in the process right now this summer of talking about dealing with his alignment depth based on the nature of the offenses, right?