The streak has officially come to an end. After undergoing extensive knee surgery to repair the meniscus cartilage and articular cartilage, Houston Texans Left Guard Chester Pitts will be on the injured reserve for the rest of the 2009 season. He and Kris Brown are the only two active remaining players from the Texans inaugural season. Because Brown has missed action before, Pitts was the only player to have started every single Houston Texans game. 114 games to be exact.
It's a bummer that Pitts had to go down, but perhaps it is the shake-up that the Texans Offensive line needed to get the run game off the ground. Ex-Longhorn Kasey Studdard will step up to replace Pitts and brings a certain "fire" that the line has been lacking a little.
Nothing can dispute Pitts' toughness and talent, but he has been playing slightly injured as it was. I think it may have been showing too. Studdard comes in at 100% and should help the Texans offense not miss a step.
Get better, Chester...we'll welcome you back next year!!
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