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I am glad to see Hines is making good use of his time while recovering from surgery.

Still recovering from offseason knee surgery, Hines Ward has been reduced to spectator for Steelers minicamp.
That's not to say the veteran wide receiver has been idle during the practices that conclude today.

He has been giving pointers to rookie Limas Sweed, the Steelers' second-round pick in last weekend's NFL Draft, and serving as a de facto coach. It is a role Ward admitted that he might not have embraced so enthusiastically in the past when he sometimes took it personally if the Steelers used a high draft pick on a wideout.

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The Steelers have positioned themselves nicely to replace Wards when he finally hangs it up or becomes ineffective.

The duo of Sweed and Holmes is going to be fun to watch develop.

I hope Ward can handle being the third option soon, I think he can be really effective there anyway.

As long as the Steelers have multiple weapons at WR who can catch the ball and spread the field. It's all that matters.

i love the hines is doing this i love the steelers and i hope sweed can have a very productive rookie year. i can picture him and holmes giving db's fits in the near future. not to mention heath miller is still improving. oh yeah and hines ward is still very effective!