The new NFL league year begins next week, with legal tampering starting on March 9th and free agency beginning March 11th. The Pittsburgh Steelers enter this phase of the offseason with multiple needs.
While quarterback stands above all, safety is near the top of the list of positional essentials for Pittsburgh. As it currently stands, DeShon Elliott and Sebastian Castro are the only two safeties on the roster, but Brooke Pryor of ESPN poses an interesting possibility – the potential of a reunion
with Minkah Fitzpatrick.
“Another potential reunion to keep an eye on involves safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, whom the Steelers traded to the Miami Dolphins last year,” Pryor writes. “Fitzpatrick is under contract for one more season, but with a new regime, the Dolphins could either trade or release him. The Steelers can’t trade for Fitzpatrick, but he could be an option if he is released. A cerebral player, Fitzpatrick was highly regarded in Pittsburgh by the coaching staff and the locker room, and the Steelers could reunite him with DeShon Elliott, who is expected to return after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 8.”
The Steelers traded Fitzpatrick to Miami last June in exchange for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith. Prior to that, he became one of the top safeties in the league with the Steelers, earning three All-Pro nods and five Pro Bowl appearances from 2019-24.
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