Minkah Fitzpatrick is entering the option year of a rookie contract he signed with the Miami Dolphins that will pay him $10.61 million in guaranteed salary with the Steelers in 2022. That is almost a bargain at today's market price for a safety.
Incredibly, 12 safeties in the NFL have average salaries higher than that for the life of their contract, led by Seattle's Jamal Adams, who signed a four-year, $70 million extension in 2021 that averages $17.5 million.
The Steelers intend on changing that during the offseason, likely toward the start of training camp, when they give Fitzpatrick, 26, a T.J. Watt-like contract that will make him one of the highest-paid players at his position.
