Minkah Fitzpatrick, once seen as part of the Steelers’ nucleus, is back in Miami, but is that Pittsburgh’s fault? While they haven’t commented on the trade, it’s reasonable to deduce they felt his production waned relative to his pay. Steelers owner Art Rooney II’s cousin, however, blames the coaching staff for this mess.
“Either Minkah [Fitzpatrick] has lost a tremendous amount in the last two or three years in terms of ability, or they were not using him correctly.” Patrick Rooney Jr. said of the Steelers. “My belief, as you know what I think of the coaching staff, is they probably weren’t using him correctly.