Patriots T Light announces retirement
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New England Patriots veteran offensive tackle Matt Light made his retirement official at a Monday press conference.
A mainstay at the left tackle position, the 33-year-old Light played 155 games -- all but two of them starts -- since being selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2001 draft.
"Matt has really been the definition of a dependable, durable, consistent player that has held one of the toughest positions in the game for a long time and made it a real strong point of our team," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "It's been a pleasure to coach him."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Light played in five Super Bowls for New England, winning three championships with the team, and was named to the AFC Pro Bowl team in 2006, 2007 and 2010.