Limas Sweed
Sweed with the Texas Longhorns
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 25, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brenham, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brenham (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 7 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 69 |
| Receiving TDs: | 0 |
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Limas Lee Sweed, Jr. (born December 25, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. His team won Super Bowl XLIII, beating the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Texas.
He also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.
Sweed attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas. He was a starting receiver on the Brenham Cubs and took them to the Texas AAAA State Championship, where they were defeated by Denton Ryan High School.
He lettered in basketball and track. In track, he finished 4th at the UIL State Meet in the 110 Hurdles his senior year.
Sweed was a redshirt freshmen in the 2004 season. As a sophomore, Sweed recorded 36 receptions for 545 yards and 5 touchdowns. One of these touchdowns was a game winning catch from Vince Young against Ohio State to keep the Longhorns ranked second in the nation. In addition, Sweed recorded eight receptions for 65 yards in the BCS National Championship against USC.
Sweed's junior year would be his best season statistically. Receiving for new quarterback Colt McCoy, Sweed collected 46 receptions for 801 yards and 12 touchdowns. By catching a touchdown pass in seven straight games, Sweed broke former Longhorn Roy Williams' record for consecutive games with a touchdown reception.
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. He returned to play in the Senior Bowl, and was fully healthy for the NFL Scouting Combine.
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