Minkah Fitzpatrick Calls Out Teammates
Dec 7, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (39) warms up before the game against the New England Patriots at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Things went from bad to worse in Pittsburgh on Thursday night as the team put an embarrassing loss on the board against the New England Patriots.
Amidst the criticisms of the teams’ play was locker room leader Minkah Fitzpatrick, who put the onus on the players and called out his teammates.
“In order to see the fruit, you’ve gotta toil for it. I think too many people don’t want to toil for it. They just want to walk out here and think that they’re going to make plays and think that they’re going to perform at a high level. I think we need to have more people who want to work for it, not expect it to be handed to them.
“This is the NFL. Nothing’s handed to you. You got to earn everything. I think that dudes just think that because they’re wearing the black and gold, that they’re going to win games, and I think we need to check that mentality and make people realize that they got to earn that mentality, and they got to earn every single blade of grass, every single splash play and every single rep that they get out there. They got to earn it.”
Just a few short weeks ago Steeler Nation believed they had their solution with Matt Canada being shown the door. Clearly, something larger is amiss in Pittsburgh. Mike Tomlin and his staff have their work cut out as they try to put things back on track with the extended time in between the loss and next weeks game against the Indianapolis Colts. If they fail to do so, things could go from bad to worse and it’s anyone’s guess where that situation could spiral to.
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