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More Details Released on Minkah Fitzpatrick's Contract Extension

The Pittsburgh Steelers somehow created cap space by extending Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Noah Strackbein

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers record-breaking contract extension for Minkah Fitzpatrick made him the highest paid safety in NFL history. At the same time, it freed up cap space for the team. 

Fitzpatrick's four-year deal is worth $73.6 million contract with $36 million guaranteed. It also comes with $17.5 million signing bonus, and simultaneously decreasing his cap hit for the 2022 season to $4 million. 

His current cap charge for the upcoming season is $8,124,2535 million.

The Steelers also created more cap space with the signing. After inking Fitzpatrick to his extension, they freed up $2,487,675 million in salary cap space. Their total cap space is now roughly $22,618,787. 

The Steelers still need to sign first-round pick Kenny Pickett and are expected to extend kicker Chris Boswell. Wide receiver Diontae Johnson is also a candidate for a new contract this summer. 

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NOAH STRACKBEIN

Noah is the Publisher for All Steelers, Inside the Panthers (InsideThePanthers.com) and Inside the Penguins (InsidethePenguins.com), and is the host of All Steelers Talk (YouTube.com/AllSteelersTalk). A Scranton native, Noah made his way to the Pittsburgh sports scene in 2017. Now, he's pretty much full-yinzer.

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