As Pittsburghers come to terms with the renaming of their football stadium, there’s at least one Steelers player who is accepting the new branding of his workplace.
Black and Gold fans appear to have nearly universal disdain for a Michigan-based insurance company’s purchase of the naming rights to what has been Heinz Field since it opened in 2001.
But Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward took to Twitter on Monday to assure Steeler Nation that Acrisure Stadium is a name they can live with. He used a clip from a Batman movie to make his point that worse things could have happened to the field he has called home for 11 years.
Why are we acting like this is what happened to the stadium ???????????? you can send your complaints to @NotJustFootball pic.twitter.com/n8DNMQsuDy
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) July 18, 2022
The defensive end went on to defend the rebranding by recalling his lifelong passion for the Steelers and assert that the team, field, seats and Terrible Towels will not be changing.
“Don’t let the change of a name and two big bottles make you sad,” Heyward wrote in a reply to someone who challenged his loyalty to the franchise.
Been a fan all my life. I was raised as a Steeler fan. Steelers ain’t changing, the field is still, the seats are still there, the terrible towels are there as well. Your memories are valued and stay with you. Don’t let the change of a name and two big bottles make you sad.
— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) July 18, 2022
For anyone who wants to continue the discussion with Heyward, he offered to field complaints at his @NotJustFootball Twitter account.
