New England Patriots QB Tom Brady normally rests easy at night knowing that when he takes his 5 to 7 step drop, he has 3 Pro-Bowl linemen giving him all the time he needs to lock on his target and get rid of the ball. The linemen, who have been in the Top 10 of sacks allowed in the NFL since 2004, allowed Tom to throw for a league record 50 touchdowns last season. Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen and Matt Light have taken joy in pancaking opposing defensive linemen to the tune of Super Bowl rings. But I’m sure Matt did not tell Tom and the rest of the boys about his new off-season gigs, singing and coaching baseball.

The colossal 6-5, 305 pound offensive tackle took to the microphone on Friday, July 18th in Nashua, New Hampshire to sing the National Anthem in front of a packed house at Holman Stadium during a Nashua Pride game. The usually grizzly looking Light, cleaned up a bit for his first and I’m positive last performance, wow-ing the crowd with his eccentric voice and askew pitch.

Once the Anthem was finished, and the opposing pitcher warm, the self-proclaimed gentle giant made his way to the first base coaches box in the bottom of the 1st to begin his 3 inning coaching career. Light was put right to work when he waved his right arm in a frenzy, signaling a Pride hitter on his way to second after lining a shot into the left-center field gap.

Although Matt will not be a candidate to coach for the Canadian-American Baseball League all-star team or be a winner in the eyes of Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson, we hope that he will stick with his day job and keep churning out those pancakes and keeping our boy Tom off his back long enough to hit the streaking Moss deep for touchdown after touchdown.