organized football, was convinced by Salaam to join the school's football team and performed so well that he would be drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, while Salaam was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round in the 1998 NFL Draft. The music during the commercial, featuring the oboe, of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, was played by Pitts. Television career In November 2012, Pitts began a role as a sportscaster for KPRC, News 2 Houston in Houston, Texas. In 2013, Pitts participated in the 23rd season of The Amazing Race with former teammate Ephraim Salaam. After encountering several travel delays on their way from Santiago to Lisbon, they finished in 9th Place out of 11 teams and were the third team eliminated from the race upon arrival when host Phil Keoghan arrived at Lisbon Airport, as all of the other teams in the race had already finished all of the tasks and then checked in at the Pit Stop before they even made it to Portugal. Moreover, they become the first team ever in Amazing Race history to be eliminated at the airport. References External links Profile at ESPN Super Bowl 42-era "SuperAd" Profile at Pro Football Reference National Football Post about Pitts' release from the Seattle Seahawks Houston Chronicle story about Pitts' season ending knee injury in 2009 Seahawks announce re-signing of Pitts 1979 births Living people Houston Texans players Seattle Seahawks players American football offensive guards San Diego State Aztecs football players People from Carson, California The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants Players of American football from Inglewood, California