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Mike Tomlin Praises Minkah Fitzpatrick’s Football IQ, Compares Him To Ronde Barber

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?