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Te XAN S
22 sacks…started in his 96th consecutive game
of his career during the season finale against
Jacksonville (12/30)…only Texan to start in all 36
AFC South games since 2002…started the season
opener against Kansas City (9/9), becoming the
only Texan to start all six season openers…
recovered a fumble against Indianapolis (9/23)…
served as team captain in his return to San Diego
(10/28) where Pitts played colligate football for
the San Diego Aztecs…missed his lone two plays
of the 2008 season against Tampa Bay (12/9).
sack in season finale against Indianapolis (12/28)
as RB Domanick Williams cracked the 1,000-yard
rushing mark.
2002 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games
as a rookie…one of two offensive linemen (C
Steve McKinney) to participate in every offensive
snap…helped plow the way for RB Jonathan
Wells to rush for 93 yards against Indianapolis
(9/22)…paved the way for Wells to rush 14 times
with one TD against Baltimore (12/15).
veterans
2006 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at
left guard…broke a string of 3,884 consecutive
snaps played in Week 2 at Indianapolis…started
every game at guard for the second time in his
career…started at left guard at Indianapolis
(9/17)…was replaced in the third quarter by
Fred Weary to break his streak at 3,884 plays to
start his career…started at left guard vs. Buffalo
(11/19)…Houston running backs totaled 188 yards
on the ground and an eye-popping 7.2 yards per
carry…started at left guard vs. Indianapolis
(12/24)…the running game totaled 191 yards on
the ground, the second-most in team history.
2005 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games, either
at left guard or left tackle…became the only
Texan in team history to be part of every offensive
snap…started at left guard but moved to left
tackle in second quarter at Jacksonville (11/6)
due to an injury to Victor Riley…helped Texans
gain 412 net yards against St. Louis (11/27).
2004 (Houston 16/16): Started all 16 games at
left guard, lining up for every offensive snap
for the third consecutive season…helped
Williams rush for a club-record 1,188 yards, his
second consecutive 1,000-yard campaign…
helped Texans net 784 yards rushing to the left
side…helped Texans offense gain 369 total
yards in 20-6 division win versus Jacksonville
(10/31)…escorted Williams to 129-yard rushing
performance in win over Titans (11/28), giving
Houston its first-ever sweep of a division
opponent.
2003 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games at left
tackle for the second consecutive season…held
the NFL’s reigning sack leader, DE Jason Taylor,
without a sack or tackle in season-opening win
at Miami (9/7)…helped hold the Colts without a
COLLEGE: Didn’t play football until he walked on
at San Diego State…allowed just one sack in two
seasons as Aztecs’ starting left tackle…started
all 11 games at “quick” tackle in 2001…did not
allow a sack while registering 108 knockdowns
on 762 snaps…earned first team All-Mountain
West Conference honors and third-team All-
America accolades…joined the team as a walkon
in 1998…saw action on the scout team.…
owns a degree in public administration.
PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…has a daughter
and a son…attended California Academy for
Math and Science in Los Angeles, which didn’t
have a football team…lettered in track, earning
all-league honors and setting school records
in the shot put and discus…had a Super Bowl
commercial featured on him meeting teammate
Ephraim Salaam, who inspired him to walk-on to
the San Diego State football team…has made
appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
and The Game…born Chester Morise Pitts II in
Carson, Calif.
Teamed with T
Ephraim Salaam in
an NFL Super Bowl
commercial during
Super Bowl XLII
N F L S tat i s t i c s - p i t t s
starts: 96/96 Total; 2002 - 16/16, 2003 - 16/16, 2004 - 16/16, 2005 - 16/16, 2006 - 16/16, 2007 - 16/16
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