The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new stadium name for the next 15 years, and the fan base has been raging about it ever since.
Days after Steelers president Art Rooney II took the podium to introduce Acrisure Stadium to the North Shore, fans have started a petition to remove the name and find a better one.
The petition was started by Daniel Sass, who says “anything” would be better than Acrisure Stadium.
“Heinz Field is the only sponsored stadium that the team has ever played in. Previously playing at Three Rivers Stadium, Pitt Stadium, and before that, Forbes Field,” the petition reads. “But now the Heinz Field sponsorship is no more. It’s new name was just announced and it is HORRIBLE!!!!
“An out-of-state sponsor comes in and inflicts this name change on us that isn’t even easy to pronounce.”
As of this writing, the petition has well over 4,400 signatures.
Fan shirts have also hit the market in support of leaving the old stadium name intact. “I’m Still Calling It Heinz Field” t-shirts are currently being sold.
Acrisure Stadium was named after Acrisure, an insurance brokerage firm out of Michigan. They came to terms on a 15-year deal for the venue’s naming rights.
