He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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.

One of these touchdowns was a game winning catch from Vince Young against Ohio State to keep the Longhorns ranked second in the nation.

Receiving for new quarterback Colt McCoy, Sweed collected 46 receptions for 801 yards and 12 touchdowns.

[2] Originally projected to be the first or second receiver taken in the draft, Sweed's stock fell sharply due to his injury.

[12] His regular season debut came in week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals, due to an injury suffered by Dallas Baker.

Going into training camp in 2009, Sweed faced competition for the 3rd wide receiver position between veteran Shaun McDonald and rookie Mike Wallace.

[16] On May 3, 2010, Sweed underwent surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon,[17] and he was placed on season-ending Injured Reserve a few days later.