Heinz Field Is Getting A New Name, And Social Media Is Not Happy About It (TWEETS)

Heinz Field is officially a thing of the past. Since 2001, when it first opened, the naming rights to the home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and NCAA’S Pittsburgh Panthers had belonged to local business H.J. Heinz Company.

That all changed Monday when it was announced that Acrisure, one of the largest Insurance Brokers in the world, had obtained the naming rights on a new 15-year deal. In the end, like many things in life, it was all about the money as Acrisure ponied up much more cash than Heinz was willing to offer.

Heinz will continue to be a partner with the Steelers, despite the name change.

The name may be changing, but this is not goodbye. Pittsburgh will always be home for Heinz! Our partnership continues and we’re excited for the future and looking forward to next season. Until then, share your #HeinzFieldHighlights with us. pic.twitter.com/3Cq8DC2F1L

— H.J. Heinz & Co. (@HeinzTweets) July 11, 2022

Many fans took to Twitter to voice their displeasure about the new name of the stadium.

plz come back

— Joe Haze (@hazejoey) July 11, 2022

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when the season starts back up and i tell you i’m going down Heinz Field don’t you DARE come at me like “ItS aCtuAlLy CaLleD aCrU-“ ??

— B (@brithetree4) July 12, 2022

It will always be Heinz field in my world!

— Jonathon Sprouse (@JonathonSprous1) July 12, 2022

I will still call it Heinz Field. I remember the old days where stadium's and arena's where named after athlete's/historical figures or owner's.

— Chris Pomay (@ChrisDPOMAY) July 12, 2022

That new name already sucks. At least three rivers stadium made sense. I got used to Heinz field but this new name nope

— sharyn66 (@sharyn66) July 12, 2022

It seems like long gone are the days when stadiums had cool names like The SkyDome, The Spectrum and The Metrodome, to name a few.

Nowadays most, if not all, of the newer stadiums have a corporate name. And now we are stuck with the likes of Talking Stick Resort Arena, Smoothie King Center and Guaranteed Rate Field.