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Limas Sweed Scout.com Headlines:
Q&A: Limas Sweed
Interview during Steelers' minicamp sheds insight on second-year WR.
-by SteelCityInsider.com May 12, 2009
Answer Man
Pittsburgh’s best football source on Silverback, Starks, Sweed, draft needs, and much more.
-by SteelCityInsider.com Mar 26, 2009
Steelers' news flashes
Jim Wexell ponders latest news about the team.
-by SteelCityInsider.com Aug 22, 2008
Steelers wrap up OTAs
Earlier suspicions confirmed in past month of workouts.
-by SteelCityInsider.com Jun 13, 2008
Minicamp Wrap:
Jim Wexell's thoughts on the Steelers' weekend.
-by SteelCityInsider.com May 6, 2008
Steelers unveil Land of Giants
Pittsburgh's receiving corps has a new look this year.
-by SteelCityInsider.com May 2, 2008
Q&A: Limas Sweed
Exclusive interview with Steelers' No. 2 pick.
-by SteelCityInsider.com May 1, 2008
Steelers Draft Review
Jim Wexell grades team's body of work.
-by SteelCityInsider.com Apr 28, 2008
Injuries a blessing, concern
Lolley: Steelers went for the value, but will it work?
-by SteelCityInsider.com Apr 28, 2008
Steelers can't contain draft-day enthusiasm
Team lets draft come to them, net pair of offensive playmakers.
-by SteelCityInsider.com Apr 26, 2008
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Injury News:
Injuries a blessing, concern
-by SteelCityInsider.com Apr 28, 2008
Limas Sweed Done at Texas
-by TexasScout.com Oct 8, 2007
Sweed: 'Back and Ready'
-by TexasScout.com Aug 27, 2007
Limas Sweed Talks About Wrist Injury
-by TexasScout.com Aug 17, 2007
Sweed Injures Wrist in Scrimmage
-by TexasScout.com Aug 15, 2007

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Limas Sweed
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 220 40: 4.50e
Position: SE
Date of Birth: 12/25/1984
Class: RS - Senior
High School: Brenham HS
(Brenham, TX)
College: Texas

2008 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings (full list):
Pos: WR Pos Rank: #7 Pos Rating:


Biography:
Marino's Take: The Receivers

2006: Started all 13 games ... earned first-team All-Big 12 honors ... led the team with 46 catches for 801 yards and 12 TDs (T-No. 1 on UT's single-season list) ... caught a TD pass in 10 of 13 games ... averaged 34.8 yards per TD catch ... broke Roy Williams' school record by catching a TD pass in seven consecutive games ... posted five catches of 40 or more yards and 10 of at least 30 yards ... caught five passes for 111 yards and two TDs, including career-long 60-yard TD reception, against North Texas ... made seven catches for 106 yards and scored on a 42-yard reception against Iowa State ... made six receptions for 98 yards and two TDs, including a 50-yard TD catch, versus Baylor ... matched his career high with eight receptions, established a career high with 119 yards and scored on a 55-yard reception at No. 17 Nebraska ... tallied three receptions for 70 yards and a TD in the Alamo Bowl versus Iowa.

2005: Started all 13 games in 2005 ... finished second on the team with 36 receptions for 545 yards and five TDs ... recorded at least one reception in 11 of 13 games and caught at least three passes in each of the last four games ... posted seven receptions for 88 yards and had his first two-TD game against No. 24 Colorado ... posted five receptions for a career-high 102 yards and a TD in the Big 12 Championship ... set a career-high with eight receptions for 65 yards in Texas' 41-38 victory over USC for the National Championship.

2004: Emerged as the starter at split end midway through the season ... played in 11 games and started the last seven ... posted 23 receptions (T-No. 3 on the UT all-time freshman list) for 263 yards ... registered more than half of that total (12 catches for 138 yards) in the last three regular season games ... recorded a catch in 10 of his 11 games played ... redshirted in 2003.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner who played wide receiver and free safety ... nearly half of his 72 catches (31) in his final three seasons went for touchdowns ... also averaged 23.4 yards per reception (72 for 1,684 yards) ... helped lead team to a 14-2 record and a berth in the Texas 4A Division II Championship game in 2002 ... caught 38 passes for 796 yards and 12 TDs that year ... added 44 tackles and five interceptions on defense ... played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American game ... also a four-year letterwinner in track & field (hurdles) and basketball (forward).

PERSONAL: Born 12/25/84 in Navasota, Texas ... full name is Limas Lee Sweed, Jr. ... active in UT's community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children's Hospital ... majoring in youth and community studies with a minor in business ... a prep honor roll student ... served as a student mentor in high school ... lists basketball, riding horses and playing video games among his hobbies.