Matt Light Talks Danny Amendola's Comment That Tom Brady Is the 'Patriot Way'

Former New England Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light has defended comments made by Danny Amendola about the Patriot Way.

Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show, Light said that it's "kind of hard to argue" that anybody but Tom Brady is the embodiment of the Patriot Way.

Amendola said Monday on FS1's First Things First that Brady is the Patriot Way and deserves more credit for the franchise's success than anyone on the coaching staff, including head coach Bill Belichick:

On Wednesday's episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Amendola did admit his feelings toward the Patriots organization are clouded because he had to renegotiate his contract "three years in a row by myself, take pay cuts to help [Belichick] and put rings on his fingers."

Amendola spent five seasons with the Patriots from 2013-17, winning two Super Bowl titles with the team. He's spent the past two years with the Detroit Lions. 

Brady left the Patriots in March to sign a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He helped transform New England into the most successful NFL franchise of the past 20 years, winning six Super Bowl titles in nine appearances from 2001-19. 

In his first season with the Bucs, Brady has led the franchise to its second Super Bowl appearance. Tampa Bay hadn't made the postseason since 2007 and hadn't won a playoff game since Super Bowl XXXVII in January 2003 prior to his arrival. 

The Patriots struggled to replace Brady's production at quarterback in 2020. They finished 27th in the NFL with 326 points scored and missed the playoff for the first time since 2008 with a 7-9 record. 

New England finished under .500 for the first time since 2000, the year before Brady replaced Drew Bledsoe as starting quarterback.