Naming rights deal expires in 2021, which means Heinz Field could be getting a new name

Kraft Heinz is expected to give up the naming rights to the Pittsburgh Steelers' stadium when that deal expires in 2021, according to a Sports Business Journal report citing industry experts.Kraft Heinz responds with statement about Heinz Field naming rights: See the report in the video player above.The stadium has been named Heinz Field since the day it opened on the city's North Shore in 2001, but the Heinz presence in Pittsburgh has been greatly reduced in recent years.Hundreds of local jobs were eliminated after the company's 2013 acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. Two years later, Heinz was merged with Chicago-based Kraft.Kraft Heinz spokesman Michael Mullen told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that Kraft Heinz and the Steelers "are committed to the partnership for at least the next two seasons, and we look forward to ongoing discussions related to the future."

Kraft Heinz is expected to give up the naming rights to the Pittsburgh Steelers' stadium when that deal expires in 2021, according to a Sports Business Journal report citing industry experts.

Kraft Heinz responds with statement about Heinz Field naming rights: See the report in the video player above.

The stadium has been named Heinz Field since the day it opened on the city's North Shore in 2001, but the Heinz presence in Pittsburgh has been greatly reduced in recent years.



Hundreds of local jobs were eliminated after the company's 2013 acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. Two years later, Heinz was merged with Chicago-based Kraft.

Kraft Heinz spokesman Michael Mullen told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that Kraft Heinz and the Steelers "are committed to the partnership for at least the next two seasons, and we look forward to ongoing discussions related to the future."