 Light with the New England Patriots in 2009 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 23, 1978 Greenville, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Greenville (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 2 / pick: 48 | ||||||||
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Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as an offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was picked by the Patriots in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft.