- Born
- Birth nameMatthew Charles Light
- Height6′ 4¾″ (1.95 m)
- Matt Light was born on June 23, 1978 in Greenville, Ohio, USA.
- Earned Football News 2001 NFL All-Rookie Team honors.
- Majored in industrial technology at Purdue University.
- His most impressive game came in Super Bowl XXXIX, when he held heralded defensive end Jevon Kearse to two meaningless tackles.
- He appears in a Visa commercial with Tom Brady and his fellow offensive line mates Dan Koppen, Tom Ashworth, Russ Hochstein, and Brandon Gorin.
- He was selected with the 48th pick overall in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by The New England Patriots, out of Purdue University.
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