Wide receiver Limas Sweed ruptured his left Achilles tendon during a May 2 practice, and he had surgery the following day.

Limas Sweed is entering his third year as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. Through two years of seeing minimal playing time due to concentration issues and an intense fear of contact, he’s been nothing short of underwhelming. In

The Pittsburgh Steelers have just been dealt another blow. Limas Sweed, the slow-to-develop receiver drafted out of Texas in the first-round of the 2008 NFL Draft, has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
The surgery was reportedly a success,

The road back for Limas Sweed may have taken a detour, when the wide receiver suffered a potentially significant Achilles tendon injury

Limas Sweed’s decision to change to No. 80 is much than just switching jersey numbers. "It’s a new start and a new number," he said Friday. "Can you dig it?"

Not long after wide receiver Limas Sweed was walking out of the Steelers office, Antwaan Randle El came strolling in, wearing a straw fedora and the look of a man happy to be back home again.

Not long after wide receiver Limas Sweed was walking out of the Steelers offices, Antwaan Randle El was walking in, getting ready to sign a three-year contract to rejoin his former team

Uncertain about the future of Limas Sweed and looking to add depth to the positon, the Steelers will entertain their first free agent Monday when San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Arnaz Battle will visit the team’s South Side facility.

The Steelers have signed veteran wide receiver Joey Galloway to their 53-man roster as a replacement for Limas Sweed

Time of death was 4:02 P.M.
That was when a desperate last second Hail Mary attempt hit Limas Sweed in the worst possible place – his hands – and fell harmlessly to the turf, dooming the Pittsburgh Steelers to their fourth consecutive loss.