After a productive career at the University of Texas, while much was expected of Limas Sweed when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second-round of the 2008 NFL Draft, the wide receiver would find himself out of the league after just three years.
A disappointing debut as a rookie was followed by an equally underwhelming second season, one that would end with Sweed being placed on the reserve/non-football injury/illness list for “personal reasons”. An achilles injury would see him miss all of 2010 after he was placed on injured reserve and he would finally be released the following year.