The NFL is apparently content with adding salt to the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ proverbial wound that was opened in the Week 12 loss on Thursday Night Football to the Cleveland Browns.
Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has been the subject of recent discussion over his lack of splash plays in 2024, was fined $11,255 for his late hit on the Ravens in Week 11.
The fine is surprising, as it apparently stems from Fitzpatrick and Ravens’ Patrick Mekari’s scuffle following a Baltimore fumble.
Mekari was the only player flagged on the play, but Fitzpatrick is seemingly the only one being fined for the altercation
Minkah Fitzpatrick was fined $11,255 for the late hit after Isaiah Likely’s fumble.
He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, as was Patrick Mekari for offsetting penalties, but only Fitzpatrick gets fined. pic.twitter.com/XjjznQECmw
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) November 23, 2024
Fitzpatrick likely has bigger concerns than the fine, such as preparing his secondary for Week 13’s contest against the Cincinnati Bengals‘ prolific passing attack led by QB Joe Burrow and WR Ja’Marr Chase. Fitzpatrick will also continue striving for his first interception of the 2024 season, and Week 13 in Cincinnati would be the perfect place to start.
