Minkah Fitzpatrick is happy to be equitablly paid, deservedly so, but he’s not letting dollar signs create his motivations. He’s driven by what happened the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers took the field, a lopsided loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Game, an outcome Fitzpatrick called “embarrassing” during a Thursday press conference celebrating his record deal.
Speaking to reporters, Fitzpatrick said that’s what keeps him striving for something more.
“I don’t think the money motivates us,” he said via the team’s YouTube channel. “But how we conduct ourselves. Last year was not to our standard at all.