Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick defended his hit on Nick Chubb from Monday night's game that resulted in the Cleveland Browns running back suffering a season-ending knee injury.
"It's very unfortunate. It's a tough, tough injury," Fitzpatrick said Thursday via ESPN's Brooke Pryor. "Unfortunately, part of the game we play. I know there's people that [believed there was] ill will behind the tackle. It's not the case whatsoever. I'm a guy that's a competitor who's going to go out there and play the game. I'm chippy. I'm edgy, of course, but I'm not a dirty player.