Marcel Louis-JacquesJul 28, 2025, 12:17 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Follow on X
Marcel Louis-JacquesJul 28, 2025, 12:17 PM ET
CloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Follow on X
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.
–Miami DolphinssafetyMinkah Fitzpatricksaid he would like to remain with the team long-term after agreeing to a revised contract this past weekend.
Speaking to local media for the first time since his June 30 trade from thePittsburgh Steelers, Fitzpatrick insisted that his prolonged silence was not “an expression of frustration” regarding his return to the Dolphins, who drafted him in 2018.
While he did not take questions about the trade itself or his time with the Steelers, he thanked the organization for his six seasons with the team.
“The city of Pittsburgh treated me very well. I enjoyed my time there, my teammates,” he said. “It was very unfortunate the way things ended — it’s a part of business and I’m extremely excited to be a Miami Dolphin …
I’ve been here in the building for about a week now and I’m extremely excited about this season. I think we have a very, very high ceiling.”
Fitzpatrick recently hired agent Drew Rosenhaus, who negotiated a revised contract with the Dolphins that moved $2 million from his 2026 salary to this year’s salary and created a $16.245 million signing bonus. The move gave Fitzpatrick a raise from his original $15.5 million salary and saved Miami roughly $11 million in salary cap space this season.
More importantly, the move was a show of good faith from the Dolphins to Fitzpatrick of their willingness to negotiate an extension in the future.
Fitzpatrick said he “definitely” wants to be in Miami long-term, having come away impressed during his short time with this year’s team.
“I really like the energy and direction that this is going.
The culture of this locker room is one that wants to win now,” he said. “I know that was reported that I wanted a new contract, but I just wanted to know I was going to be here for more than a season.”
The Dolphins drafted Fitzpatrick in 2018 with the 11th overall pick but traded him to the Steelers a year later due to a dispute with then-coach Brian Flores over his position and role on the team. He was named to five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams during his time in Pittsburgh.
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