#Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick is in the concussion protocol, according to Mike Tomlin. Says Fitzpatrick got assessed after the game against the #Browns.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 27, 2022
Fitzpatrick was assessed after the game despite playing 100% of the defensive snaps in the 29-17 defeat. The fact that the game was played on Thursday may give him a little bit of wiggle room, but players typically miss at least a week following a concussion. Should he be unavailable for the Steelers' Week 4 contest against the New York Jets, the team will be forced to play some combination of Miles Killebrew and Tre Norwood in his stead.
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Fitzpatrick opened the 2022 season with an outstanding Week 1 performance that earned him the AFC's Defensive Player of the Week award. A two-time All-Pro in his first four seasons, the safety joined the Steelers in 2019 following a trade with the Miami Dolphins and has been a reliable star on the backend of their defense ever since. The team rewarded his consistency and leadership with a massive four-year extension that briefly made him the NFL's highest-paid safety. An extended absence would be another blow to a Steelers defense already reeling from the injury to reigning Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt.
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