Emmanuel Sanders

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Emmanuel Sanders

Sanders with Pittsburgh in 2011.
No. 88     Pittsburgh Steelers
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: March 17, 1987 (1987-03-17) (age 26)
Place of birth: Bellville, Texas, USA
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Southern Methodist
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82
Debuted in 2010 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Receptions     49
Receiving Yards     650
Receiving TDs     4
Stats at NFL.com

Emmanuel Sanders (born March 17, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Sanders played college football at Southern Methodist University.

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College [change]

Sanders spent his college football career at Southern Methodist University.

Professional Career [change]

Pittsburgh Steelers [change]

Sanders was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (#82 overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. With the Steelers, Sanders played as a solid backup behind Hines Ward, Antonio Brown, and Mike Wallace. Sanders missed a Week 9 game on November 6, 2011 against the Baltimore Ravens because his mother died.[1] For his career, Sanders has a total of 50 catches for 664 yards and 4 touchdowns.

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