The New England Patriots second-round pick in the 2001 NFL draft was well worth the selection as Matt Light emerged as one of the elite left tackles in all of football throughout the past 11 seasons.
Light, who’s turning 34 this summer, could end up retiring this offseason as he has one year remaining on his contract that’s worth about $3.4 million.
The Boston Herald’s Ian R. Rapoport believes that Light will not be back in 2012 and that retirement is “definitely possible.”
[Marcus] Cannon will be in the mix with Nate Solder, SebastianVollmer and practice squader Matt Kopa, who is promising. While it hasn’t been said officially, the expectation is that Matt Light will not be back next year (with retirement definitely possible).
Light has spent his entire 11-year career with the Patriots and he’s one of three players on New England’s roster that played in all three of the team’s Super Bowl championships.
It appears that New England will move forward with their first-round pick f...
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