Imagine standing on the grass at Heinz Field, Terrible Towels waving throughout the stadium, and feeling the rush as the Steelers players run by for pregame introductions.

Imagine receiving a surprise in the mail that turns out to be an autographed football from Ben Roethlisberger or Antonio Brown.

Even imagine seeing yourself featured in a Steelers newsletter or on Steelers.com for being active on social media and your fandom gets put on full display for Steelers fans everywhere to see.

What is mentioned above are just a few of the many benefits fans receive when they join Steelers Nation Unite for free.

Steelers Nation Unite is the official way for fans to get recognized as members of Steelers Nation and is totally free to join.

Once a member, fans everywhere get to connect with the Steelers players, coaches, front office and alumni, as well as other fans around the world. Members also get rewarded with badges and benefits for much of what they already do, including attending games or events (such as training camp), shopping online at The Steelers Pro Shop – World Headquarters, interacting on social media and listening to games.

Just for signing up, all members also receive exclusive opportunities to interact directly with the Steelers through a feature called the Weekly Huddle. Members have participated in live conference calls with Team President Art Rooney II, Head Coach Mike Tomlin and Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis, in addition to live online and video chats with current players including Ryan Shazier, Arthur Moats, Maurkice Pouncey and Antonio Brown.

When it comes to being part of the action, it's hard to find better opportunities than the ones available to Steelers Nation Unite members.

Checking in at games using the Steelers mobile app is how members have an opportunity to get rewarded. At each home game, members are involved in unfurling a giant Terrible Towel on the field during pregame, leading the Terrible Towel twirl and lining the field as the Steelers come running out of the tunnel for introductions. Members can also score post-game field access and photo opportunities.

Since Steelers Nation exists in every city, road games and Steelers bars provide opportunities for fans to get recognized each week during the season. For checking in at Steelers bars around the country, both members and the bars can get recognized for the turnout and featured SteelersNationUnite.com.

For fans in the road cities and attending the games, Steelers Nation Unite also hosts pregame meet-ups at local Steelers bars – so all members are encouraged to stay tuned at SteelersNationUnite.com for the latest info on these and all Steelers Nation Unite events.

Just last weekend, Steelers Nation Unite met up with the First Coast Black & Gold Fan Club in Jacksonville for a pregame rally on Thursday evening, where members got rewarded for attending and signing up for Steelers Nation Unite. Just like this, more opportunities for Steelers Nation to unite are coming all season long.

With Steelers Nation Unite, there is something for all fans around the world. As a Steelers fan, there's no reason not to join for free and start getting recognized and rewarded for your years of loyalty and dedication to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Make it official and join today at www.SteelersNationUnite.com.