Limas Sweed Limas Lee Sweed , Jr . ( born December 25 , 1984 ) is an American football wide receiver of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian 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 . High school . 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 . College career . 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 . NFL career . . Originally projected to be taken as the first or second receiver in some mock drafts , his stock fell due to his injury . He was selected 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers , and was taken as the 9th receiver in the second round . On July 27 , 2008 , Sweed agreed to a four - year contract with the Steelers , worth $ 3 . 3 million . Since by NFL rules wide receivers can ' t wear number 4 ( Sweed ' s collegiate number ) , the Steelers issued Sweed the next - closest number with 14 . During 2008 training camp Sweed discovered that he had astigmatism in both eyes ; and would have to wear contacts . He started off his career in the 2008 pre - season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles where he led his teams in receptions ( 3 ) and yards ( 23 ) on the receiving end . His first action in a regular season game came in week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals due to an injury suffered by backup Dallas Baker . He caught 1 pass for 11 yards . Going into the 2009 Training Camp , Sweed faced competition for the 3rd wide receiver position between veteran Shaun McDonald and rookie Mike Wallace . Sweed entered the season as the 6th receiver , rarely playing in the first 3 games . He dropped a pass in Week 3 which , had he held on to , would have been a touchdown . Following this drop , Sweed bounced between the 4th and 5th receiver spots until Shaun McDonald was released on November 28 , solidifying Sweed as the 4th receiver . On December 21 , 2009 , Sweed was placed on the Reserve / Non - Football Injury / Illness List . The nature of the injury has yet to be announced , although he stated that he was dealing with " personal issues . " For the 2010 season , Sweed changed his number to 80 . On May 2 , 2010 , Sweed injured his left Achilles tendon during the final day of a three - day minicamp . On May 3 , 2010 , Sweed underwent surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon . He was placed on season - ending Injured Reserve a couple days later . On August 17 , 2011 , Steelers released and placed Sweed on the Waived / Injured List He was waived in mid September . Canadian Football League . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On October 25 , 2012 , the Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Sweed .