On Sunday, the NFL broke out their Top 100 Players of 2021 list (voted by the players), starting with numbers 100-41. Both Pittsburgh Steelers defensive stars, DT Cam Heyward and S Minkah Fitzpatrick landed at #57 and #52 respectively.
#️⃣9️⃣7️⃣ is #️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ on the #NFLTop100
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 16, 2021
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.@minkfitz_21 lands at #️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ on the #NFLTop100
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 16, 2021
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Heyward is a 2x First Team All-Pro, 1x Second Team All-Pro, a 4x Pro Bowler, and moved up 27 spots from last year, while Fitzpatrick is a 2x First Team All-Pro as well, and a 2x Pro Bowler.
Fitzpatrick was recently voted by ESPN through a coaches poll as the league's "top safety," so it's surprising to see him almost 20 spots back from where he was just a season ago.
Just like how Fitzpatrick was vocal after his Madden NFL 22 ratings last month, he took to Twitter again Sunday night to voice his opinions about where he landed on the list this season. Doesn't sound like he was too pleased:
I was tryna end my Sunday peacefully….smh
— Minkah Fitzpatrick (@minkfitz_21) August 16, 2021
How do yinz think the list looks so far? Were both Fitzpatrick and Heyward ranked too low Too high? Do you think any other Steelers will crack the list? And whose been snubbed so far (if any)? Sound off in the comment section below!
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