Chester Pitts
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 26, 1979 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Inglewood, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Carson (CA) California Academy of Mathematics and Science | ||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||
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| Games Played: | 121 |
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| Games Started: | 119 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Chester Morise Pitts II (born June 26, 1979) is a former American football offensive lineman of the National Football League. He played college football at San Diego State University and in the NFL from 2002 through 2011. Pitts was the focus of the NFL SuperAd commercial shown during Super Bowl XLII relating the story of how his career began.
Pitts attended the California Academy of Mathematics and Science in Carson, California. His school did not have a football program, so he competed in shot put and discus on the track and field team and won All-League honors and set several school records.
Pitts attended San Diego State University, and he worked bagging groceries at a Ralphs supermarket. After a chance encounter with Ephraim Salaam, Pitts joined the university football team as a freshman walk-on. Upon dominating future Pro-Bowler Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila in practice he was awarded a scholarship. As a sophomore, he saw action in nine games and graded out at 97% for blocking consistency, made 60 knockdown blocks, and allowed only 1 sack throughout his sophomore season. He started for two seasons before being drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round, 50th overall pick.
Pitts was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. He started every game during his first seven seasons with the Texans, either at left guard or left tackle. During his last season with the team in 2009, Pitts only played in two games, both of which he started. In his last game that season, Pitts injured his right knee, ending his season and later requiring microfracture surgery.
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