Steelers fans petition against new stadium name

The Pittsburgh Steelers unveiled a new name for their stadium earlier this week, and some fans aren't happy about it.

Following the Steelers' announcement Monday that Heinz Field will become Acrisure Stadium, a fan launched a petition on Change.org calling for the new name to be removed.

Daniel Sass, the fan who started the petition, believes "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. (Its) 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."

Acrisure Stadium is named after a Michigan-based insurance brokerage firm that secured naming rights to the venue for the next 15 years.

As of Saturday, Sass's petition has over 4,900 signatures.

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