Matt Light
Matt Light was born in Greenville, Ohio, United States on June 23rd, 1978 and is the Football Player. At the age of 45, Matt Light biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978) is a former American football offensive tackle who spent his entire eleven-year career with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football for Purdue University.
In the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, the Patriots selected him.
Early years
Light was born in Greenville, Ohio. He played football for the Green Wave as a three-year two-way starter at Greenville High School. He played linebacker and was a second-team Division II all-state pick at the position, as a senior, receiving all-county, all-conference, and all-district awards after causing two fumbles. On offense, he served as a sophomore, tackled as a junior, and tight end as a senior when he caught four passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. He competed in the shot put in track and field, as well as an all-county and all-conference selection.
College career
Light played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1996 to 1999, where he appeared at Purdue University. In 1996, he came to a close as a true freshman tight end, with seven games as a reserve and one reception for 16 yards. Since recovering from left shoulder surgery in the spring, he redshirted the 1997 season. He converted to left tackle in 1998, playing 13 games and receiving an All-Big Ten Conference selection as part of an offensive line that only permitted 16 sacks of future Super Bowl MVP quarterback Drew Brees. Light began 12 games for an offensive line that allowed just 15 sacks, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in 1999. Light earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition for his first 12 games as a left tackle, assuaging an offensive line that saw up only seven sacks en route to a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl Game appearance in 2000.
Professional career
The New England Patriots drafted Light in the second round (48th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He appeared in 12 of 14 games during his rookie season in 2001, contributing to a Patriots running game that averaged 112.2 yards per game. In the Patriots' 20–17 victory over the St. Louis Rams, he was the starting left tackle on a football line that saw 133 yards on 25 attempts (5.3 yards per capita). Following the season, he was named to the Football News 2001 NFL All-Rookie Team. Light returned to start all 16 games for the Patriots at left tackle in 2002, who didn't make the playoffs.
Light in 2003 started 16 games and earned his second Super Bowl ring after assisting with the sack of a Carolina Panthers defensive line against a Carolina Panthers defensive line. Light was a fixture of one of the team's most successful seasons in 2004, starting 16 games at left tackle and assisting the team in average more than four yards per pass for the first time in 19 seasons and assisting Corey Dillon in setting a single season franchise record of 1,635 rushing yards. He signed a six-year contract extension with the team worth $27 million in October 2004. In a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXIX, he claimed his third Super Bowl ring.
Light started the 2005 season on a similar vein as the previous three, starting at left tackle against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3. He then became inactive for the next 11 games and ultimately led to his assignment to injured reserve on December 22. He came back in 2006 to start 16 games. His playing earned him an appearance in the 2007 Pro Bowl, his first Pro Bowl appearance of his career, where he replaced the injured Jonathan Ogden.
Light started all 16 games and all three playoff games for the Patriots, including their loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, when the Patriots offensive line allowed five sacks of quarterback Tom Brady. He was one of eight Patriots offensive linemen and one of three Patriots offensive linemen (joining Dan Koppen and Logan Mankins) elected in December 2007 to the 2008 Pro Bowl.
For the sixth time in his career, he played 16 games in the 2008 season. Light started the first five games of 2009 before being called to the Patriots 50th anniversary team in August 2009. In Week 12 he returned to the league and started the season at left tackle for the remainder of the season. Light played all 16 games at left tackle in 2010 and was named as an injury substitute to the 2010 Pro Bowl.
Matt Lightman agreed to a two-year deal with the New England Patriots on July 31, 2011.
Light and the Patriots appeared in Super Bowl XLVI at the end of the 2011 season. He got to the game, but the Patriots lost by 21–17 to the New York Giants.
In a press conference at Gillette Stadium on May 7, 2012, he officially announced his resignation.
Light would join ESPN as an NFL analyst on July 19, 2012. He will appear on SportsCenter, NFL Countdown, First Take, and NFL32.
Light lost his bid for a seat on the Foxborough, Massachusetts, School Committee on May 2, 2022.