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Logan Jones, former Iowa center, earns lifetime ketchup supply after being 2026 NFL draft’s No. 57 pick
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Logan Jones, former Iowa center, earns lifetime ketchup supply after being 2026 NFL draft’s No. 57 pick
Next time you’re low on ketchup, reach out to former Iowa center Logan Jones. The Hawkeye was picked No. 57 overall in the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh, becoming “Mr. 57″ as part of a promotion led by Heinz. Heinz, which was founded in Pittsburgh, announced before the draft it would give free ketchup for life to the 57th overall pick. Related video above: Football fans flood Pittsburgh’s North Shore for NFL Draft”The honoree will receive a custom “’Mr. 57′ jacket, a lifetime supply of HEINZ Ketchup and the opportunity to partner with HEINZ—cementing their place in a new kind of Draft legacy,” Heinz said.Jones was selected in the second round Friday night by the Chicago Bears, whose center retired last month.
Next time you’re low on ketchup, reach out to former Iowa center Logan Jones.
The Hawkeye was picked No. 57 overall in the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh, becoming “Mr. 57” as part of a promotion led by Heinz. Heinz, which was founded in Pittsburgh, announced before the draft it would give free ketchup for life to the 57th overall pick.
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Related video above: Football fans flood Pittsburgh’s North Shore for NFL Draft
“The honoree will receive a custom “’Mr. 57′ jacket, a lifetime supply of HEINZ Ketchup and the opportunity to partner with HEINZ—cementing their place in a new kind of Draft legacy,” Heinz said.
Jones was selected in the second round Friday night by the Chicago Bears, whose center retired last month.
