Limas Sweed

About Limas Sweed

Limas Sweed (born December 25, 1984) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the Texas Longhorns. On April 26, 2008 Sweed was taken 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Limas attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas and lived in Old Washington "O'Dubb"(Local Slang). He was a starting receiver on the Brenham Cubs and took them to the Texas AAAA Semi-State Championship, where they were defeated by Denton Ryan High School.

In the summer prior to the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Sweed injured his wrist but was cleared to play in the season opener for the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team. In the sixth game of the season, the 2007 Red River Shootout, he left the game early because he re-injured his left wrist. He underwent surgery to tighten the ligaments in the wrist, ending his season. However, He returned to play in the Senior Bowl, and was fully healthy for the NFL Scouting Combine.