Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wanted a tall receiver, even though he won a Super Bowl without one.
In 2008, Big Ben got a big wideout — Limas Sweed, a second-rounder from Texas.
But Sweed has been a disappointment so far, with plenty of dropped passes. (One reader said that Sweed was the perfect guy to drop the puck at the Penguins’ home opener.)
Our NBC friends on the scene in Pittsburgh tell us that Sweed won’t dress tonight for the Steelers. Also inactive for the Steelers tonight are cornerback Keenan
Lewis, running back Willie
Parker, safety Troy
Polamalu, guard Kraig
Urbik, tackle Tony
Hills, and tight end David
Johnson. Dennis
Dixon is the emergency quarterback.
The inactives for the Chargers are Kevin
Ellison, safety C.J.
Spillman, center Nick
Hardwick, guard Tyronne
Green, receiver Buster
Davis, linebacker Antwan
Applewhite, and defensive lineman Travis
Johnson. The third quarterback is Charlie
Whitehurst.
The game begins at 8:15 ET on NBC.