A trade too good to pass up
Editor
“Loves ball, lives ball.”
That’s the first sentence under the sub-head “Strengths” in the pre-draft analysis of him that appeared on NFL.com in the run-up to the 2018 NFL draft. That makes Minkah Fitzpatrick the kind of player this Steelers defense needs more than anything else. A deeper dive into the kind of person and professional he is makes the trade to acquire him a smart move.
ANALYSIS
To recap the action, the Steelers acquired defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft, plus two other moves that essentially involved the teams swapping a couple of picks in similar areas of the draft. The Dolphins get the Steelers’ fifth-round pick in 2020 and the Steelers get the Dolphins’ fourth-round pick in 2020; and Miami gets the
