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{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Matt Light
| image       = Matt Light.JPG
| alt         =
| caption     = Light with the New England Patriots in 2009
| number      = 72
| position    = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Offensive tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Greenville, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 5
| weight_lbs  = 305
| high_school = [[Greenville High School (Ohio)|Greenville (OH)]]
| college     = [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] (1996–2000)
| draftyear   = 2001
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 48
| pastteams   = * [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
| highlights  = * 3× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]], [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]])
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]], [[2011 Pro Bowl|2010]])
* [[New England Patriots All-2000s Team]]
* [[New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team]]
* [[New England Patriots#Patriots Hall of Fame|New England Patriots Hall of Fame]]
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2000]])
* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1999]])
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 155
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 153
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue3  = 2
| pfr         = L/LighMa20 
}}

'''Matthew Charles Light''' (born June 23, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who spent his entire 11-year career as an [[tackle (gridiron football position)|offensive tackle]] for the [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue Boilermakers]]. He was picked by the Patriots in the second round of the [[2001 NFL draft]].