It’s not often that a top-15 pick in the draft is made available just a year or so into his career—though it does happen. Josh Rosen and Trent Richardson immediately come to mind. The Pittsburgh Steelers, of all teams, jumped into that game last season with their acquisition of Minkah Fitzpatrick in September, helping develop him into a first-team All-Pro free safety.
And he believes that is precisely why he was able to develop. As you’ll recall, Fitzpatrick was not thrilled about the way that the Miami Dolphins’ coaching staff was using him last season before they traded him to Pittsburgh.