Professional football player Emmanuel Sanders is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. Sanders made his professional debut in 2010 after he was selected 82nd overall in the NFL Draft by Pittsburgh earlier in the year. Previously, Sanders played in college with the SMU Mustangs football team.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/emmanuel-sanders/8dbfd17f-3e27-497e-a7ce-4462b4467a6f/

Sanders saw action as a rookie with the Steelers in the 2010 season as a kick returner. In the team's week seven game against the Miami Dolphins, Sanders returned five kickoffs for a total of 144 yards. Two second-half kick returns set up the Steelers for scores. As a result, Sanders was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/27/mcfadden-bowens-sanders-named-afc-players-of-the-week/

Born on March 17, 1987, in Bellville, Texas, Emmanuel Sanders began his career at Bellville High School.http://www.nfl.com/players/emmanuelsanders/gamelogs?id=SAN295989 He earned letters in football, basketball, baseball and track, as well as All-District, MVP and Tri-County Offensive Player of the Year honors in football.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/emmanuel-sanders/8dbfd17f-3e27-497e-a7ce-4462b4467a6f/

He went on to play college football with SMU starting in 2006. Sanders played special teams as a redshirt freshman and earned an honorable mention as a Freshman All-American and Freshman All-Conference. He continued with the SMU Mustangs through the 2009 season and left the school as the all-time leader in career catches, touchdown catches and yards along with records for receptions and yardage in a single season and single game.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/emmanuel-sanders/8dbfd17f-3e27-497e-a7ce-4462b4467a6f/

During his rookie season with the Steelers, Sanders played in 12 of the first 16 regular-season games in the 2010 season. His first professional touchdown came on November 14, 2010, at home when the Steelers fell to the New England Patriots 39-26. Sanders went on to add a second score the next week against the Oakland Raiders and tally a season-best 78 yards between seven carries in week 15 as Pittsburgh was defeated by the New York Jets 22-17 on December 19, 2010.http://www.nfl.com/players/emmanuelsanders/gamelogs?id=SAN295989