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Steelers President Art Rooney II ‘Optimistic' Heinz Field Will Host Full Capacity Of Fans In Fall

In 2020, a limited number of fans were allowed due to coronavirus mitigation efforts.

March 26, 2021

Steelers President Art Rooney II answered questions from fans on Thursday.

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Rooney said he is “optimistic” that the Steelers will host a full capacity of fan at Heinz Field next season. In 2020, a limited number of fans were allowed due to coronavirus mitigation efforts.

“I am kind of optimistic about it,” said Rooney, according to Steelers.com. “It’s still early, it’s only March, so we’ll see how things go. I am optimistic we will have fans. Frankly I am optimistic we will have a full stadium by this fall. Hopefully everybody is out there getting the vaccine and is going to be able to get in crowds and things like that again. Hopefully we are going to be back to pretty close to normal by the fall. Let’s all say our prayers and keep our fingers crossed. But I am optimistic about it at this point.”

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