A biography for Minkah Fitzpatrickhasn’t been written yet.
“I chose Alabama because I wanted to be at a place that would push me to become the best version of myself that I could possibly be. And, man, did it ever.”
“As long as I'm out there playing with my teammates and playing with my brothers, I'm going to be happy.”
“Pittsburgh is a historic program. Been known for a great defense.”
“I played on a big stage in college.”
“It's hard to pick one, but I would say the game when I really realized I was in the NFL was my rookie year when we played the Colts. I was playing corner that game, it was one of my first games playing corner, and I was covering TY Hilton.”
“I just want to make sure I'm focused on the right things, doing my assignment, make sure I'm communicating, playing fast, playing physical and just playing my game.”
“My dream wasn't to just make it to the NFL, it's to be a great player in the NFL. It's just the beginning.”
“You want to raise the bar for the people in your own locker room.”
“I like to play fast, but some of the coaches are telling me that playing fast isn't always the best thing, especially when they move me around a lot. It's more being able to process everything, relax and rely on your instincts.”
“Football's football at the end of the day.”
“I think one of your goals is to, one, make sure your coaches keep their jobs, because that depends on our play, and, two, that they get promoted. When they get promoted, that means they're doing something right.”
“I'm just a football player and that's it. So wherever I'm needed at, that's where I'm going to be comfortable at.”
“The path in front is the most important path. Anything that tries to pull you off that path is not necessary.”
“It's hard to reach out to somebody if you don't know who they are, what they are, the way they are. I just think it's important to get out into the community and get an understanding what people are about.”
“When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. There's been times in my life when I had to do that. It speaks to me and applies to me.”
“Yeah, I think I'm one of the best at what I do. So obviously, you would like to be paid in that way and represented in that way.”
“I want to play football.”
“If you can't do the small things right, how can you expect to do the big things?”
“I kind of had to grow quick just because of some things I've been through at a young age and it kind of helped me realize what I was chasing after.”
“I would say making memories with my teammates and my brothers and all of the relationships that I formed through football. It's a great network, you get to meet a lot of great people, you get to experience a lot of hardships with other people, and fight through things with other people.”