Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who tackled Nick Chubb on the play where the Browns running back suffered a season-ending knee injury, said Thursday he’s “not a dirty player.”
PITTSBURGH — Speaking for the first time since his tackle of Nick Chubb resulted in a season-ending knee injury for the Cleveland Browns running back, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick emphasized there was no “ill will” behind the play.
Fitzpatrick also said he told Chubb after the play that it “wasn’t intentional.”
“I’m a guy that is a competitor, that’s going to go out there and play the game,” Fitzpatrick said Thursday. “I’m chippy, I’m edgy, of course, but I’m not a dirty player.
“I’m not going to sit here and defend my character. I know the type of player I am. Chubb knows the type of player I am. I played against him for the past five years, two times a year.
“And I love competing against him. He brings the best out of me and I bring the best out of him. No chance that I would ever try and purposely injure somebody, always. It was an unfortunate event.”
Fitzpatrick came in to assist inside linebacker Cole Holcomb on a tackle of Chubb near the goal line early in the second quarter of Monday night’s win.
