Steelers Minkah Fitzpatrick uses Top 100 snub as fuel ahead of workout It got me fired up

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When CBS Sports' Pete Prisco of the best players in the NFL, one omi sion drew a stronger reaction than any other: that of safety , who went All-Pro in 2019 as a starring member of the Steelers' highly-acclaimed defense. Not only was Fitzpatrick , but the Pro Bowler himself couldn't help but react, that he'd use the ranking as "fuel" for 2020.On Saturday, Fitzpatrick took his defense a step further, joining current Steelers teammate for an interview with former Steelers cornerback on CBS Sports HQ."Usually I don' Christopher Gibson Women Jersey t pay attention to the media, because a lot of it is just opinion," the former standout told McFadden. "Honestly, I laughed at it. It's whatever. He thinks he's right ... and then I was trying to get myself fired up before a workout, so I kept watching the video ... I really shouldn't have (responded), but it got me fired Clark Gillies Men Jersey up. It worked."Heyward, a three-time Pro Bowler, called Fitzpatrick one of the leaders on Pittsburgh's defense -- a unit aiming "not just to be a top-five defense but to be No. 1" in 2020 -- and was even more blunt about Prisco's ranking.You name another player in the top 100 who did (what he did)," Heyward said. "I can't name 100 players better than him ... Him leaving Minkah off was dumbfounding to me." Fitzpatrick added that he might continue to use the top-100 snub as motivation moving forward. Recounting memories from his college days at Alabama, the third-year veteran even laughingly considered McFadden's suggestion to hang Prisco's picture in his locker."Sometimes it's beneficial just to use it as motivation," he said. "It's not beneficial to be looking at it all the time, but in Alabama, we would put quotes from the other team in our lockers, what they said about us, how they would beat us, and it worked."Drafted 11th overall by the Dolphins in 2018, Fitzpatrick was traded to the Steelers for a first-round pick last Mike Bossy Women Jersey September. In 14 games with Pittsburgh, the former Crimson Tide star racked up 57 tackles, nine pa s deflections and a career-high five interceptions to go along with two touchdowns and forced fumbles. His instant production came in part due to the staff's embrace of what he called his natural position of free safety. "(Free safety) is going to maximize that skill set," he said Saturday. "And I think this past season showed my skill set. I'm not a strong safety. I could do it, but it's not gonna maximize myself as a player. I think that coach (Mike) Tomlin did a great job studying me and making sure Bode Wilde Kids Jersey they were maximizing not just myself but everyone on the defense."
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