MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Minkah Fitzpatrick feels like he stepped into a time machine.
The Miami Dolphins traded for the three-time All-Pro safety this summer, bringing Fitzpatrick back to the team that drafted him in 2018 before sending him to the Pittsburgh Steelers one year later.
During training camp, he described the nostalgic feeling of returning to Hard Rock Stadium and South Florida in general; but the move back to Miami is important to Fitzpatrick beyond the football field, as well.
His family lives in nearby Palm Beach County, having moved from New Jersey shortly after he was drafted. As he adjusts to his return to the Dolphins, Fitzpatrick finds comfort not only in being reunited with his tight-knit family but also in being present for the final season of high school foot