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- Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick just got paid in a record-setting way
- Fitzpatrick, a two-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro, became the highest-paid safety in league history
- The NFL world has plenty to say on the matter
It’s a good day to be Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. And if Twitter is any indication, it’s also a good time to be a Steelers fan/
Fitzpatrick signed a four-year, $73.6 million contract extension according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal makes him the highest-paid safety in league history.
Sources: The #Steelers and star S Minkah Fitzpatrick reach an agreement on a 4-year deal worth $18.4M a year. A huge pay day.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2022
The Steelers’ star has made the Pro Bowl twice and twice been selected as a first-team All-Pro since being drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
He’s also a pretty damn good pickleball partner.
Miami traded Fitzpatrick to the Steelers in 2019 in exchange for a slew of future draft picks. The star defensive back has continued to shine since coming to Pittsburgh, hauling in six interceptions, forcing a pair of fumbles and recovering two more.
NFL Twitter Reacts To New Minkah Fitzpatrick Deal
NFL media and Fitzpatrick’s teammates praised the new deal, which ties the safety down until 2027.
Deserve every bit too 💪🏾 https://t.co/uuza1dKcVJ
— Najee Harris (@ohthatsNajee22) June 15, 2022
Let’s go @minkfitz_21
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) June 15, 2022
BEST SAFETY IN THE LEAGUE
— Luke Sawhook 🪚🪝 (@lukesawhook) June 15, 2022
Good example why “that’s too high to draft a safety” like Kyle Hamilton or whoever is stupid.
It’s a highly valued position.
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) June 15, 2022
If you’ve ever heard Mike Tomlin or Teryl Austin or really anybody in the Steelers organization talk about Minkah Fitzpatrick, this should come as no surprise. It’s not the usual plaudits for him, it’s on a different level. https://t.co/34g3K99NzP
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) June 15, 2022
And it’s safe to say that Steelers fans were pretty amped about the move as well.
https://twitter.com/AlexTG24/status/1537108322826047488?s=20&t=xgrfhrg3sm36-6S2l-DbhA
Best safety in the league deserves to ge paid like it. Well done Omar.
— Hometahn Pierogi (@TomlinGottaGo) June 15, 2022
Damn right pic.twitter.com/wbzr5IBZlv
— Turner Baudelaire (@Lockdown_Steel) June 15, 2022
Finally I can get me a Minkah jersey an know he'll he here for a long long time ⌛️
— Viktor Mullen (@More_Problemz) June 15, 2022
Fitzpatrick joins reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year TJ Watt as an anchor of the Steelers defense. Now the team just has to sort out its quarterback situation after future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger called it quits.