{"id":125657,"date":"2026-02-28T01:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/125657\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T01:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:51:09","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-installing-new-turf-at-acrisure-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/125657\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers installing new turf at Acrisure Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDEEMED IT TO BE NON-HAZARDOUS. THE STEELERS ARE MAKING A MAJOR UPDATE TO ACRISURE STADIUM. WORK WILL BEGIN TO REPLACE THE PLAYING SURFACE AT THE STADIUM WITH NEW. A NEW BLEND OF GRASS THAT\u2019S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY NORMALLY USE. THE NEW BERMUDA GRASS IS OFTEN USED ON GOLF COURSES. THEY SAY IT\u2019S MORE WEATHER RESISTANT AND WILL PROVIDE A SAFER SURFACE FOR THE PLAYERS. THE TURF WILL ALSO BRING THE FIELD UP TO NFL STANDARDS. THE LATEST REPORT CARD FROM THE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Steelers to replace turf at Acrisure Stadium<\/p>\n

Seats are also being replaced at Pittsburgh’s football stadium <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 8:30 PM EST Feb 27, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Pittsburgh Steelers are making a major update at Acrisure Stadium.Work will begin to replace the playing surface with a new blend of grass, which is different from what the team normally uses.Sky 4 flies over Acrisure Stadium: Watch the video aboveThe new Bermuda grass is often used on golf courses and is said to be more weather resistant, providing a safer surface for players. The turf will also bring the field up to NFL standards.The latest report card from the NFL Players Association graded the Steelers’ home field as the worst in the league.Video from Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, showed whole chunks of the upper level gone so new seats can be installed at the stadium.The Sports and Exhibition Authority voted to pay more than $6 million for the first phase of seat replacements last fall.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a major update at Acrisure Stadium.<\/p>\n

Work will begin to replace the playing surface with a new blend of grass, which is different from what the team normally uses.<\/p>\n

Sky 4 flies over Acrisure Stadium: Watch the video above<\/p>\n

The new Bermuda grass is often used on golf courses and is said to be more weather resistant, providing a safer surface for players. The turf will also bring the field up to NFL standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest report card from the NFL Players Association<\/a> graded the Steelers’ home field as the worst in the league.<\/p>\n

Video from Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, showed whole chunks of the upper level gone so new seats can be installed at the stadium.<\/p>\n

The Sports and Exhibition Authority voted to pay more than $6 million for the first phase of seat replacements last fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DEEMED IT TO BE NON-HAZARDOUS. THE STEELERS ARE MAKING A MAJOR UPDATE TO ACRISURE STADIUM. WORK WILL BEGIN…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8206,15896,58798,36147,58800,58799,58796,58697,2588,73,75,74,1833,11991,58797,3571,420,7212],"class_list":{"0":"post-125657","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-acrisure-stadium","9":"tag-field","10":"tag-late-report-card","11":"tag-league","12":"tag-major-update","13":"tag-new-blend","14":"tag-new-turf","15":"tag-nfl-players-association","16":"tag-only-news-chopper","17":"tag-pittsburgh","18":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","19":"tag-pittsburgh-news","20":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","21":"tag-player","22":"tag-safe-surface","23":"tag-sky","24":"tag-video","25":"tag-work"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}