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PITTSBURGH<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Through four games, Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has yet to record an interception. So far, it\u2019s been a continuation of last year when Fitzpatrick did not create a single turnover. In 2022, Fitzpatrick was the NFL\u2019s co-leader in interceptions with six.<\/p>\n Defensive coordinator Teryl Austin thinks the\u00a0turnovers will eventually\u00a0come for Fitzpatrick. The old saying is that turnovers come in bunches.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes it\u2019s not happening right now, but I got full confidence because I know what kind of player Minkah is and the more opportunities that he has and the more time he\u2019s back there that those splash plays will come,\u201d Austin said. \u201cI don\u2019t worry about that. I know how he leads our group in terms of the communication and everything working from back there, and it\u2019s a lot smoother. So I think as a unit, we\u2019ve operated really well, really smooth overall, and so the splash will come. I\u2019m not going to get bent out of shape about that at this particular time.\u201d<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick said at OTAs that he wanted to get back to his ball-hawking ways.<\/p>\n \u201cJust let me play ball,\u201d Fitzpatrick said. \u201cThat\u2019s it. Minkah ball.\u201d<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick thought the additions of DeShon Elliott, Donte Jackson and Patrick Queen would help him reach an All-Pro level again.<\/p>\n \u201cAs many great players as you could get in the field is going to help Minkah play Minkah ball,\u201d Fitzpatrick said.<\/p>\n So far, Minkah ball has not come to fruition. He has no pass breakups, either. But he has been solid tackler, recording 25 tackles (18 solos) in four games.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick coming out of the tunnel against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 22, 2024. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mike Tomlin did not like the personal foul penalty levied against Fitzpatrick during the team\u2019s\u00a027-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts\u00a0on Sunday. It was a crucial penalty in a three-point loss, as the Colts ended up scoring a touchdown on the drive.<\/p>\n Tomlin said that he spoke to the NFL office on Monday, and was told \u201cthey didn\u2019t like that call, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re gonna get wronged from time to time, just like the opponent is gonna make a play from time to time,\u201d Tomlin said. \u201cIt\u2019s how we respond to it. We still had a lot of opportunity to win that game after that call.\u201d<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick and safety DeShon Elliott both strongly disagreed with the call after the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we were playing football,\u201d\u00a0Fitzpatrick said. \u201d I don\u2019t know what we\u2019re playing at this point. It\u2019s a very different game than what I playing and what I grew up loving. Can\u2019t hit nobody hard. Can\u2019t be violent. So, I don\u2019t know what to say anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n The Colts were 8 of 15 on third down against the Steelers. The defense looked lost on several occasions, as Colts quarterbacks Anthony Richardson and Joe Flacco threaded the Steelers\u2019 zone coverage.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s like everything. You go back and put something bad on tape. You look at it. You figure out what were the issues, the cause of it, the root cause of it, and how do we fix it?\u201d Austin said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what we went about doing this weekend \u2014 or this week in terms of making sure our communication is right, making sure we\u2019re talking and saying the right things, recognizing the right formations, all those different things. That\u2019s really what you do. You just go and work at it. I mean, there\u2019s no secret to it. Can I sit here and say we won\u2019t blow a coverage again all year? No, I would be a liar. I wouldn\u2019t say that. It\u2019s like anything else. We\u2019ll just continue to work at it, and each week we\u2019ll have a new set of problems that we have to do and take care of. That\u2019s part ofcoaching. That\u2019s part of this business. I think the better we take care of those problems as we move forward, we\u2019ll continue to have good performances, and we\u2019ll get the plays you saw last week out might be something different, but those plays will be out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PITTSBURGH\u00a0\u2014 Through four games, Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has yet to record an interception. 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