BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Since 2011, when he was selected in the first round by the New England Patriots, former Colorado standout Nate Solder has been tethered to the northeast. His job is there, as a mainstay on the Patriots’ offensive line. And his life is there, where his son Hudson is battling a rare form of kidney cancer and continues to receive treatment at Boston’s Jimmy Fund Clinic.
“It’s hard to put into words, but you just evaluate things differently,” Nate said of his son’s cancer fight. “You prioritize things differently and I just feel so much more fortunate and lucky for every single chance I get.