Pittsburgh Steelers

Strawberry Sweed and the rest of Big Ben’s giants

Source: RealFootball365.com

If your 6-foot-5, $102 million quarterback asks for a big target in the offseason, you'd better think big. Really big. That’s exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers did this offseason when QB Ben Roethlisberger requested some sky walkers. ...

Published Tue, Jun 24, found via Google Blogs

Strawberry Sweed and the rest of Big

Source: RealFootball365.com

 AZ - That’s exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers did this offseason when QB Ben Roethlisberger requested some sky walkers. When Pittsburgh heads to training camp ...

Published Mon, Jun 23, found via Google News

Limas Sweed Off To Fast Start As Well-Rounded Professional

Source: Behind the Steel Curtain

Sweed never struck me as a veritable football junkie while at the University of Texas, but that could just be a product of his rather unassuming personality, at least publically. When the team's rookies took a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which WolfPackSteelersFan wrote about in...

Published Mon, Jun 23, found via Behind the Steel Curtain

Sweed could play special teams

Source: CBSSports.com

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports the Steelers are counting on rookie WR Limas Sweed cracking their rotation at wide receiver this season, which is not unexpected. But what may be surprising is that the Steelers apparently think his size, speed and long arms can also help on special...

Published Thu, May 29, found via chuckles the clown fantasy league Player News : CBSSports.com

Sweed could play special teams

Source: (Former) Denver Press Club Fantasy Football League Player

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports the Steelers are counting on rookie WR Limas Sweed cracking their rotation at wide receiver this season, which is not unexpected. But what may be surprising is that the Steelers apparently think his size, speed and long arms can also help on special...

Published Thu, May 29, found via (Former) Denver Press Club Fantasy Football League Player News : CBSSports.com

Is Hines Ward coming to the end of the road?

Source: The Steel Tradition

As long as he can make it out to the huddle, he’ll get the job done. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Texas wide receiver Limas Sweed in the second round of last month’s 2008 NFL draft. The Sweed selection is believe to be based on Ben Roethlisberger’s request that the Steelers add a tall receiv...

Published Fri, May 16, found via Most Valuable Network - One for the Thumb - A Pittsburgh Steelers column

On the Bubble: Nate Washington

Source: The Steel Tradition

In two of the last three drafts, the Steelers have selected arguably the best wide receiver prospect: Santonio Holmes in 2006, and Limas Sweed just last month.  Coupled with Hines Ward, Holmes has become one of the top downfield threats in the league, leading all receivers in yards per cat...

Published Tue, May 13, found via Most Valuable Network - One for the Thumb - A Pittsburgh Steelers column

Steelers trickery leads to Bengals blunder, and allows Steelers to land Sweed

Source: The Steel Tradition

Welcome to the team Mr. Sweed, you’re surely welcome. The Pittsburgh Steelers coveted wide receiver Limas Sweed long before they selected the 6′4″ senior from Texas in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft. Steelers’ director of football operations, Kevin Colbert, had penciled in Sweed as a pote...

Published Thu, May 1, found via Most Valuable Network - One for the Thumb - A Pittsburgh Steelers column