Questionable
Injury Calf
Est. Return 2/9/2026
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After being limited to just 10 appearances in 2023, Fitzpatrick appeared in all 17 regular-season games last year and tallied 96 tackles (62 solo), an interception, four pass defenses and a forced fumble. Even though DeShon Elliott had a career-best season during his first year with the Steelers in 2024, Fitzpatrick's output proved that the pair can be productive while starting alongside each other at safety, as both players ranked among the top 15 safeties in the league in tackles. Fitzpatrick will remain locked into a prominent role during his seventh season with the Steelers. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $73.6 million contract with the Steelers in June of 2022.
Won't play Week 18
Fitzpatrick (calf) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Patriots, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old is in line to miss his third consecutive game due to a calf injury sustained in the Week 15 loss to the Steelers. Across 14 games this season, Fitzpatrick tallied 82 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, six passes defensed, with one interception, and one forced fumble. Ifeatu Melifonwu is expected to operate as Miami's top free safety in Fitzpatrick's stead Sunday.
The 29-year-old is in line to miss his third consecutive game due to a calf injury sustained in the Week 15 loss to the Steelers. Across 14 games this season, Fitzpatrick tallied 82 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, six passes defensed, with one interception, and one forced fumble. Ifeatu Melifonwu is expected to operate as Miami's top free safety in Fitzpatrick's stead Sunday.
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Measurables Review
How do Minkah Fitzpatrick's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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207 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.46 secVertical Jump
33.0 inBroad Jump
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Fitzpatrick was dominant for the Steelers in 2021 and 2022, totaling 220 tackles (140 solo), eight interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a touchdown and 18 pass defenses over those two seasons. However, he was limited to just 10 games in 2023 due to knee and hand injuries and tallied just 64 tackles (43 solo) and three pass defenses. The Steelers brought in DeShon Elliott during the offseason, but his presence shouldn't hinder Fitzpatrick's role as long as he can stay healthy in 2024, as he signed a four-year, $73.6 million contract with Pittsburgh ahead of the 2022 campaign.
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Sidelined for Wednesday's practice
Fitzpatrick (calf) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Out for Week 17
Fitzpatrick (calf) has been ruled out for Sunday's battle against the Buccaneers, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Doesn't practice Wednesday
Fitzpatrick (calf) did not practice Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Won't face Bengals
Fitzpatrick (calf) won't play Sunday against the Bengals, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
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Sits out practice Wednesday
Fitzpatrick (calf) did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Could be done in Miami
Dan Graziano of ESPN.com points out that the Dolphins could get substantial salary cap savings by parting ways with Fitzpatrick in the offseason.
ANALYSIS
Miami will likely be making plenty of offseason changes with a new regime coming in, as the Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday after parting ways with general manager Chris Grier during the season. A new GM could gain some cap flexibility by moving on from Fitzpatrick, who is set to carry a cap hit of $18.8 million in the final year of his contract in 2026.
Miami will likely be making plenty of offseason changes with a new regime coming in, as the Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday after parting ways with general manager Chris Grier during the season. A new GM could gain some cap flexibility by moving on from Fitzpatrick, who is set to carry a cap hit of $18.8 million in the final year of his contract in 2026.