Pittsburgh Steelers Announce They’re Making Major Stadium Change
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a drastic change to the appearance of their home, Acrisure Stadium.
Previously known as Heinz Field, Acrisure Stadium has been the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2001. Before that, they shared Three Rivers Stadium with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball from 1970 to 2000.
If you notice something different about Acrisure Stadium this season (be it in-person or on television), it isn’t your imagination.
At the NFL owners’ meetings, Steelers owner Art Rooney II announced that the stadium will no longer be exclusively gold-colored seats. Rooney revealed that the upper deck will have some black seats, per Chris Adamski of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
“We were making changes to the seating,” Rooney said. “The sea of gold sometimes gets overwhelming, so we did a little black and gold in there this time around.”
The Steelers went 6-3 at home in the regular season last year, their best home record since going 6-2-1 in 2021.
2026 Is A New Era For The Pittsburgh Steelers
Following the Steelers’ loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round, legendary Mike Tomlin announced his resignation. The Steelers named former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy as Tomlin’s successor.
Tomlin coached the Steelers from 2007 to 2025. They never had a losing season and won two AFC Championships (2008 and 2010) and Super Bowl 43. Now, they see if McCarthy can coach Pittsburgh to its first postseason victory since the 2016 Divisional Round.
The Steelers got busy in the early stages of the offseason, too. They traded for ex-Indianapolis Colts star wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and signed cornerback Jamel Dean and two-time 1,000-yard rusher Rico Dowdle.
Pittsburgh is still awaiting word from Aaron Rodgers, who has yet to announce his football future. The four-time MVP completed 65.7 percent of his pass attempts for 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 16 games.
If Rodgers retires or signs elsewhere, the Steelers could select someone in the draft and/or look at another veteran option like Anthony Richardson or Kirk Cousins.
