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The Heinz Field in Pittsburghhome of the Steelerswas inaugurated on August 24, 2001 and since then it had remained with its original namenevertheless, this cycle will come to an end after 21 years.
The reality is that the agreement was only agreed for 20 years where one of the most famous Ketchup companies gave the name to the iconic house of the “Steel Curtain”. For 2021, both parties agreed to extend the term for one more year. with the option of renewing it, although said extension will no longer arrive.
The first to report that they had not reached an agreement was Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 “The Fan in Pittsburgh”, because the amount of $57 million dollars for 20 yearsthat is, a cost of $2.85 million per year that, according to what the new home of the Rams and Chargers signed for the property to be called SoFi Stadium, was $20 million per year.
What will the new Steelers stadium be called?
According to the same source and with confirmation from CBS, the property will be renamed Acrisure Stadiumwhich is an insurance company located in Michigan, United States.
After 21 years, Heinz Field gets a new name:
➡️ Acrisure Stadium ????
Acrisure, an insurance company based in Michigan, will “own” the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home when Heinz completes his current deal. pic.twitter.com/pRuRQm2SHU
– NFL and 280 (@ NFLen280) July 11, 2022
However, the announcement has caused some surprise in that country because it is a little-known brand, which will pay a good amount of money to be the name of the house of the six-time Super Bowl winner. It is expected that in the following days (possibly this Tuesday) the change is confirmed and the conditions of the contract are disclosed.
With this, the idea that some fans had for it to be called Three Rivers Stadiumwhich was the home of the AFC team from 1970 to 2001.
