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Big Ben Roethlisberger finally has his big wide receiver. Limas Sweed, who stands nearly 6 feet 4, became the Steelers' tallest wide receiver when they selected him on the second round of yesterday's draft. It fulfilled a wish Roethlisberger expressed in mid-January when he said he would ask the team to add a tall receiver in the offseason. "No doubt, man, I think I fit it," the Texas University product said last night. "A lot of people were saying he was looking for a big wide receiver and now he has one."
The Steelers not only had a first-round grade on Sweed, they ranked him among the top 25 players available in the draft and among the best three receivers. They used the 53rd pick of the draft to get him. A big reason others may have shied away from Sweed is a wrist injury. He injured it last August and had surgery on it in October. He was not fully healed by the Senior Bowl, but he impressed the Steelers with his individual workout at Austin.
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