Matt Light

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Matt Light
New England Patriots — No. 72
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: June 23, 1978 (1978-06-23) (age 29)
Place of birth: Greenville, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
National Football League debut
2001 for the New England Patriots
Career history
College: Purdue
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Purdue University.

Arguably his most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to just two tackles.

In Super Bowl XXXVIII, he was instrumental in the Patriots' success against the Carolina Panthers' pass rush; the Patriots did not allow a sack to a very effective defensive line that featured Kris Jenkins, Mike Rucker, Brentson Buckner and Julius Peppers.

He made the 2007 Pro Bowl replacing the injured Jonathan Ogden, which was Light's first Pro Bowl in his career. On December 18, 2007, he was selected as a starter for the 2008 Pro Bowl, one of eight Patriots players selected.

Matt also has a non-profit foundation called the Matt Light Foundation

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New England Patriots 2001 NFL Draft selections
Richard Seymour • Matt Light • Brock Williams • Kenyatta Jones • Jabari Holloway • Hakim Akbar • Leonard Myers • T. J. Turner
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI Champions
4 Adam Vinatieri | 11 Drew Bledsoe | 12 Tom Brady | 13 Ken Walter | 15 Jimmy Farris | 19 Damon Huard | 21 J. R. Redmond | 22 Terrance Shaw | 23 Antwan Harris | 24 Ty Law | 25 Leonard Myers | 26 Matt Stevens | 27 Terrell Buckley | 29 Hakim Akbar | 30 Je'Rod Cherry | 32 Antowain Smith | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Tebucky Jones | 35 Patrick Pass | 36 Lawyer Milloy | 44 Marc Edwards | 45 Otis Smith | 48 Arther Love | 50 Mike Vrabel | 51 Bryan Cox | 52 Ted Johnson | 53 Larry Izzo | 54 Tedy Bruschi | 55 Willie McGinest | 58 Matt Chatham | 61 Stephen Neal | 63 Joe Andruzzi | 64 Greg Robinson-Randall | 65 Damien Woody | 66 Lonie Paxton | 67 Grey Ruegamer | 71 Chris Sullivan | 72 Matt Light | 74 Kenyatta Jones | 76 Grant Williams | 77 Mike Compton | 80 Troy Brown | 81 Charles Johnson | 83 Rod Rutledge | 84 Fred Coleman | 85 Jermaine Wiggins | 86 David Patten | 88 Terry Glenn | 91 Bobby Hamilton | 92 David Nugent | 93 Richard Seymour | 95 Roman Phifer | 96 Brandon Mitchell | 97 Riddick Parker | 98 Anthony Pleasant
Head Coach Bill Belichick
Coaches Romeo Crennel | Jeff Davidson | Ivan Fears | Pepper Johnson | Eric Mangini | Randy Melvin | Rob Ryan | Dante Scarnecchia | Brad Seely | Charlie Weis
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII Champions
4 Adam Vinatieri | 6 Rohan Davey | 12 Tom Brady | 13 Ken Walter | 17 Dedric Ward | 19 Damon Huard | 21 Mike Cloud | 22 Asante Samuel | 23 Antwan Harris | 24 Ty Law | 26 Eugene Wilson | 30 Je'Rod Cherry | 31 Larry Centers | 32 Antowain Smith | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Chris Akins | 35 Patrick Pass | 37 Rodney Harrison | 38 Tyrone Poole | 39 Shawn Mayer | 46 Brian Kinchen | 48 Tully Banta-Cain | 50 Mike Vrabel | 51 Don Davis | 52 Ted Johnson | 53 Larry Izzo | 54 Tedy Bruschi | 55 Willie McGinest | 58 Matt Chatham | 59 Rosevelt Colvin | 60 Wilbert Brown | 63 Joe Andruzzi | 65 Damien Woody | 67 Dan Koppen | 68 Tom Ashworth | 71 Russ Hochstein | 72 Matt Light | 76 Brandon Gorin | 80 Troy Brown | 81 Bethel Johnson | 82 Daniel Graham | 83 Deion Branch | 84 Fred Baxter | 85 J. J. Stokes | 87 David Givens | 88 Christian Fauria | 90 Dan Klecko | 91 Bobby Hamilton | 92 Ted Washington | 93 Richard Seymour | 94 Ty Warren | 95 Roman Phifer | 96 Rick Lyle | 97 Jarvis Green | 98 Anthony Pleasant
Head Coach Bill Belichick
Coaches Romeo Crennel | Brian Daboll | Jeff Davidson | Ivan Fears | John Hufnagel | Pepper Johnson | Eric Mangini | Rob Ryan | Dante Scarnecchia | Brad Seely | Charlie Weis
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX Champions
4 Adam Vinatieri | 6 Rohan Davey | 8 Josh Miller | 10 Kevin Kasper | 12 Tom Brady | 13 Jim Miller | 21 Randall Gay | 22 Asante Samuel | 26 Eugene Wilson | 27 Rabih Abdullah | 28 Corey Dillon | 29 Earthwind Moreland | 30 Je'Rod Cherry | 31 Hank Poteat | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Cedric Cobbs | 35 Patrick Pass | 37 Rodney Harrison | 42 Dexter Reid | 48 Tully Banta-Cain | 50 Mike Vrabel | 51 Don Davis | 52 Ted Johnson | 53 Larry Izzo | 54 Tedy Bruschi | 55 Willie McGinest | 58 Matt Chatham | 59 Rosevelt Colvin | 61 Stephen Neal | 63 Joe Andruzzi | 64 Gene Mruczkowski | 66 Lonie Paxton | 67 Dan Koppen | 68 Tom Ashworth | 71 Russ Hochstein | 72 Matt Light | 74 Billy Yates | 75 Vince Wilfork | 76 Brandon Gorin | 80 Troy Brown | 81 Bethel Johnson | 82 Daniel Graham | 83 Deion Branch | 85 Jed Weaver | 86 David Patten | 87 David Givens | 88 Christian Fauria | 91 Marquise Hill | 93 Richard Seymour | 94 Ty Warren | 95 Roman Phifer | 97 Jarvis Green | 98 Keith Traylor | 99 Ethan Kelley
Head Coach Bill Belichick
Coaches Romeo Crennel | Brian Daboll | Jeff Davidson | Ivan Fears | Pepper Johnson | Eric Mangini | Josh McDaniels | Dean Pees | Dante Scarnecchia | Brad Seely | Charlie Weis
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