Minkah Fitzpatrick is probably the most versatile player in the Miami Dolphins' secondary, as he played both safety and cornerback this past season and registered 80 tackles, a couple of interceptions, nine passes defended, and a defensive touchdown in doing so.
New Dolphins head coach Brian Flores loves Fitzpatrick's ability to slot in at different positions, and while Flores would not say specifically how Miami plans on using him in 2019, it seems safe to say that the Dolphins will employ him a variety of different roles.
“Minkah’s a football player,” Flores said, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. “I think his strength is that he can handle a lot of different positions. He’s versatile. Free safety, strong safety, corner, Star, ‘backer. You can do whatever you want with him. He’s a guy we spent a lot of time thinking about how we’re going to use him. I’m not going to give up the goods on how we’re going to do that.”
Flores added that where Fitzpatrick ends up playing will be based off of what the team needs.
“I think my preference is to see what he can handle and see what he does that will help the team win,” Flores said. “If that’s multiple positions, then that’s multiple positions. If that’s one spot, then that’s one spot. If he can long snap or kick field goals and that helps us win, then that’s what we do. Obviously, I don’t think he can long snap or kick field goals — let’s be clear on that — but maybe he can. We try to find out what every player can do and how they can help us win. How can they improve the team? I think versatility is going to be very important, and he’s a very versatile player. He was last year. We’re excited to work with him.”
The Dolphins took Fitzpatrick with the 11th overall pick of last year's NFL Draft.
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