After 11 years, 153 starts, three Pro Bowls and three Super Bowl rings, Patriots’ veteran left tackle Matt Light has officially hung ’em up.
The 33-year-old declined to specify last week on whether or not he would leave the game, but according to ESPN Boston, New England placed the lineman on the reserve/retired list Tuesday, making his retirement official.
A second-round pick out of the 2001 draft, Light played his entire career with the Pats. His departure frees up $5 million worth of cap room for New England and a roster spot on the newly expanded 90-man limit.
His departure leaves Tom Brady’s blind side unprotected for now, with last year’s first-rounder Nate Solder expected to take on the role.
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