On Thursday morning, S Minkah Fitzpatrick addressed the media in a team press conference after agreeing to a four-year contract extension with a new money average of $18.4 million per year. $36 million of that is guaranteed at signing, per the report, making him the highest-paid safety in the NFL history.
During the team press conference where Fitzpatrick addressed the media which was shown on the team’s YouTube page following his recent contract extension, Fitzpatrick was asked by one of the media members about the importance of his leadership and communication skills with his teammates during OTAs and mandatory minicamp after several players talked about the role he had with the team despite not actively participating in practice during the contract negotiation process.