Minkah Fitzpatrick Becomes Highest-Paid Safety in NFL History, per Report

The deal is reportedly for four years and will make him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.

Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Steelers have reached an agreement on a contract extension to make him the highest-paid safety in NFL history, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal will net him a guaranteed $36 million at signing and he will earn $18.4 million per year. 

Steelers and All-Pro S Minkah Fitzpatrick reached agreement on a massive four-year contract extension worth over $18.4 million per year, with $36M gtd at signing, per source. The deal, negotiated and confirmed by @WME_Sports, makes Fitzpatrick the highest paid S in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/Rnb0jJWGoM

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 15, 2022

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed the report and added the deal is for four years and worth more than $73.6 million. Fitzpatrick, 25, is coming one of the best seasons of his young career where he tallied a career-high 124 tackles. 

The new highest-paid safety in the NFL, Minkah Fitzpatrick is now locked in for 4 years, more than $73.6M, with more than $36M guaranteed upon signing. Very good news for a rising safety market. https://t.co/T8NSxsp9y7

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2022

Before this past season, he was named first-team All-Pro twice and selected to two Pro Bowls in 2019 and 2020. He was drafted with the No. 11 pick of the 2018 draft by the Dolphins but was traded to the Steelers during the 2019 season. 

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