For as long as Sean Davis is out with a torn labrum and for 2020 and beyond, assuming Davis (slated to be a free agent) has signed elsewhere, Minkah Fitzpatrick will be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting free safety.
But his track record shows he’s much more than that. There’s nothing this defense prides itself on versatility. It’s something Keith Butler harped on as recently as this summer.
“You know the safeties, what they play, the position that they play, it matters, it makes a big difference for us,” Butler said in mid-August.