{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Alex Light | currentteam = | number = 70 | image = Alex Light 70 Packers training camp 2019.jpg | caption = Light with the Green Bay Packers in 2019 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|2}} | birth_place = Salem, Virginia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 309 | high_school = Salem | college = Richmond (2014–2017) | undraftedyear = 2018 | pastteams = * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}}) * Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2020}})* * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2020}}) | status = Active | statweek = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 16 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 0 | pfr = LighAl00 }} '''Alex Light''' (born May 2, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Richmond Spiders, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys.
==Early life== Light lettered in football and basketball at Salem High School. Light was a two time all-state football player. He committed to Richmond over an offer from VMI.<ref name ="High School">{{citation |url= https://roanoke.com/sports/high_schools/article_0c24f17d-51b7-5fd4-9333-717507ffff89.html| title= Alex Light shocked to be on Green Bay Packers roster|work= Roanoke Times}}</ref>
==College career== Light appeared in 43 games, making 37 starts, for the Spiders.<ref name ="College">{{citation |url= https://richmondspiders.com/sports/football/roster/alex-light/2728| title= Alex Light Profile|publisher= Richmond}}</ref> During his senior season, Light received first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association honors.<ref name ="Honors">{{citation |url= https://richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-richmond/against-the-odds-ex-spiders-lineman-alex-light-captured-green-bay-packers-roster-spot/article_54cc96c3-0ea7-53ca-8fb1-7fb6a1b475e5.html| title= Against the odds, Ex Spiders Lineman Alex Light captures Green Bay Packers roster spot|publisher= Richmond Times Dispatch}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Green Bay Packers=== Light signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers sign rookie free agents|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-rookie-free-agents-20630037|website=Packers.com|date=May 4, 2018|accessdate=September 25, 2018}}</ref> He made the final 53-man roster, but was inactive for most of the season. Light made his first professional appearance on December 9, 2018, in a 34–20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He was suspended one game on December 17, 2018 for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL suspends Alex Light one game|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/17/nfl-suspends-alex-light-one-game/|author=Williams, Charean|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>
Light was waived on September 5, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/green-bay-packers-announce-roster-moves-2020-roster-reduction|title=Packers announce roster moves|date=September 5, 2020|work=packers.com}}</ref> and was signed to the practice squad the following day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Packers sign 14 players to practice squad |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-14-players-to-practice-squad |website=Green Bay Packers |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |date=September 6, 2020}}</ref> Light was released by the Packers on September 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers sign DL Daylon Mack, RB Dexter Williams to practice squad|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-dl-daylon-mack-rb-dexter-williams-to-practice-squad|website=Packers.com|date=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
===Arizona Cardinals=== On September 14, 2020, Light was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arizona Cardinals sign Alex Light to practice squad|url=https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2020/9/14/21436991/az-arizona-cardinals-sign-alex-light-to-practice-squad-kentrell-brice-released|author=Cox, Seth|website=revengeofthebirds.com|date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>
===Dallas Cowboys=== The next day on September 15, Light was signed by the Dallas Cowboys off the Cardinals practice squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brandon Carr, LB, OT Signed To Roster; 3 To IR|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/brandon-carr-lb-ot-signed-to-roster-3-to-ir|author=Phillips, Rob|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> He was waived on October 6, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gehlken, Michael |title=Cowboys release DB Brandon Carr to end brief, second stint in Dallas |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/10/06/cowboys-release-db-brandon-carr-to-end-brief-second-stint/ |website=DallasNews.com |date=October 6, 2020 |accessdate=October 26, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://richmondspiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2352 Richmond Spiders bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Light, Alex}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:People from Salem, Virginia Category:Players of American football from Virginia Category:American football offensive tackles Category:Richmond Spiders football players Category:Green Bay Packers players Category:Arizona Cardinals players Category:Dallas Cowboys players Category:Salem High School (Salem, Virginia) alumni