The most challenging thing Solomon Thomas has had to endure in his life was not preparing for the NFL Combine or surviving his rookie year in the NFL. It was losing his sister on January 23, 2018.
Thomas’ relationship with his sister Ella started out just like any other sibling relationship: with lots of head-butting and rivalry. Then when Thomas was in seventh grade and his sister in high school, a tragic event made them vow to be close. Ella's best friend’s brother passed away. Thomas shared how Ella made her own brother make a promise to her:
“Solly we never know when our last day is and I want us to make sure we take advantage of every day and be best friends and love each other as hard as we can for the rest of our lives”
Unfortunately, that time was cut too short.