After becoming the highest-paid safety in the NFL, Minkah Fitzpatrick understands he now has to live up to his lofty new contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 25-year-old told reporters what the new deal means to him Thursday:
"They're trusting you to be the best and prepare to be the best and compete against the best and play A++ on a consistent basis. It's more of that, that I'm trying hold myself to, rather than say, 'I got paid, so now I've got to play well.' It's no, these guys trust me with this amount of money, this amount of responsibility, so now it's my duty to go out there and play at a high level and show them that I deserve this compensation.