Minkah Fitzpatrick signs four-year extension with Pittsburgh Steelers worth £15.2m-per-year to become highest-paid NFL safety ever

Minkah Fitzpatrick has signed a four-year extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers, inking a deal that makes him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.

The deal is worth $18.4million (£15.2m) per year and it also includes $36m (£29.7m) in guaranteed money.

Fitzpatrick was selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, before being traded to Pittsburgh a year later.

Since being traded to Pittsburgh, Fitzpatrick has recorded 11 interceptions and scored three defensive touchdowns, while also forcing three fumbles and recovering four.

The Alabama product expressed his gratitude to the Steelers organisation for showing faith in him after signing his new deal.

He said: ‘I am still kind of in shock right now. It’s a blessing. I am really excited. It’s just the beginning. I am appreciative. I am thankful.

‘I love the history here. What it stands for. The standard we are held to. The standard Coach (Mike) Tomlin holds us to, on the field and off the field. The standard of winning play-off games, division titles and championship games.

‘I really like it here. I have been playing well the last three seasons, at a high level. I love the atmosphere, the coaching, the tradition. Being able to continue that for the next few years is definitely a blessing.’