Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who tackled Nick Chubb on the play where the Browns running back sustained a season-ending knee injury, said Thursday he's 'not a dirty player.'
on a tackle of Chubb near the goal line early in the second quarter of Monday night's win. Fitzpatrick hit Chubb low, and his knee folded in an unnatural direction.
Chubb suffered a season-ending knee surgery and will undergo surgery, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday. After the game, Fitzpatrick was criticized for the hit on social media. "I'm a guy that is a competitor, that's going to go out there and play the game. I'm chippy, I'm edgy, of course, but I'm not a dirty player."He added in direct response to the criticism,"I would say one, they never tackled Nick Chubb before. They're telling you to go high on him."
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