TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a first round (17th pick overall) draft choice by the New England Patriots in 2011…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2018.
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a first round (17th pick overall) draft choice by the New England Patriots in 2011…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2018.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Solder has played in 98 regular-season games with 95 starts – 81 at left tackle, 11 at right tackle, and 3 as a tackle-eligible tight end...Has also started all 16 postseason games in which he’s played, including the last 13 at left tackle…Has started 37 consecutive games (31 regular season, 6 postseason)…Was a pillar on an offense that is annually one of the NFL’s most prolific…Solder helped protect the blind side of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.
- In 2017, Solder started all 19 regular-season and postseason games, including 1 (Sept. 24 vs Houston) as an eligible tight end… Anchored an offensive line that helped Brady pass for 4,000 yards for the 9th time in his career and 30-plus touchdown passes for the 7th time in his career…Played and started in his 4th Super Bowl when New England lost to Philadelphia in Super Bowl LII.
- In 2016, started all 15 regular-season games in which he played and all 3 postseason games at left tackle as New England won Super Bowl LI…Inactive with a hamstring injury at Arizona (9/11), and began his starting streak the following week vs. Miami (9/18).
- In 2015, was named an offensive co-captain…Started the first 4 games of the season before tearing his right biceps at Dallas (10/11)…Placed on season-ending injured reserve 3 days later.
- In 2014, started all 16 regular-season games and 3 postseason games at left tackle…Recorded his first career reception, a 16-yard touchdown from Brady - in the AFC Championship Game vs. Indianapolis (1/18)…Played every offensive snap in the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX victory vs. Seattle (2/1).
- In 2013, started all 15 regular-season and 2 postseason games in which he played at left tackle… Left the game in the 2nd half at Miami (12/15) with a head injury, and was inactive due to a concussion at Baltimore (12/22)…Returned to action vs. Buffalo (12/29).
- In 2012, started all 16 regular-season and 2 postseason games in his first season at left tackle…Moved to the left side following the retirement of Matt Light…Played a team-high 1,234 offensive snaps for the NFL’s No. 1 ranked offense…Started at left tackle at Buffalo (9/30) and vs. Denver (10/7) on an offense that had 2 straight 200-yard rushing games for the first time since 1978 (247 at Buffalo, 251 at Denver).
- As a rookie in 2011, played in all 16 regular-season games with 2 starts – 11 at right tackle, 2 as an eligible tight end…Started all 3 postseason games – 2 at right tackle and as an eligible tight end in Super Bowl XLVI vs. the Giants…Frequently moved to tight end as an extra blocker on short-yardage plays…Chosen to Pro Football Weekly’s All-Rookie Team…Part of an offensive line that helped Brady become the 4th player in NFL history to eclipse 5,000 passing yards in a single season…Pressed into a starting role with Sebastian Vollmer being limited to six games due to injury…Made his NFL game as a starter at right tackle at Miami (9/12) in the season opener…Started in his first postseason game and vs. Denver (1/14).
COLLEGE:
- Played in 49 games with 36 starts at Colorado, including 4 starts at tight end… Selected team captain as a junior and senior…Played in 2,540 out of a possible 2,542 offensive snaps from the beginning of his sophomore season through the end of his senior campaign…That included 1,400 snaps in pass protection, when he limited his opponents to just 5 sacks during that span…As a senior in 2010, was a consensus first-team All-America and 1 of 3 finalist for the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best college football offensive lineman…Unanimous All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice…Named the Male College Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame…As a junior, Solder played in all but 2 of the team’s 852 offensive plays and received All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors…In 2008, added more than 30 pounds of bulk during the offseason and won Colorado’s starting left tackle...In 2007, played in all 13 games with 4 starts as a blocking tight end, and caught 3 passes for 50 yards, all vs. Miami (Oh.)…In 2006m arrived at Colorado as a 245-pound tight end and was redshirted.
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
- Solder was the Patriots’ nominee for the 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award…Was the 2015 Ron Burton Man of the Year winner for his devotion to helping others and volunteering in the community…Received the 2014 Hockmock YMCA Legends Award recipient for his commitment to supporting children and adults with special needs…Pop Warner Inspiration to Youth Award winner for his leadership to youth players on and off the field…Board member of Fresh Truck, which has programs to create a weekly market and events to bring affordable healthy food to Boston families who need it…Appeared on the Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon to share his story about how cancer has affected his family while raising funds and awareness…A supporter and committee member of the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, which helps to offset living expenses for families battling cancer…Supports and visits local hospitals helping children and families fighting cancer…Attended the One Mission Kid's Cancer Buzz Off to raise funds for children battling cancer…Partnered with Americares and traveled to Puerto Rico on a 3-day trip to deliver aid and medical supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Maria…Attended the 2018 Giants Draft Party, thanking season ticket holders for their support and celebrating the new draft Class…Attended the United Way NYC Gridiron Gala, joining teammates and Hometown Hero recipient Damon Harrison to help raise over $2 million in support of the United Way’s efforts in New York City… Engaged in conversation and listened to Martin Luther King III speak in conjunction with RISE about the importance of voting and civic engagement at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center…Answered questions from the fans at the 2018 Giants Town Hall event at the Beacon Theatre, held exclusively for season ticket holders and sponsors.
PERSONAL:
- Married (Lexi). They have a son, Hudson and a daughter, Charlie…Graduated from Colorado with a degree in biology in May 2010 (with a 3.52 grade point average)…Took postgraduate classes toward a 2nd major in integrative physiology during his final semester…National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete for 2010…Finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (considered the “Academic” Heisman)…Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a redshirt freshman, sophomore, junior and senior, and also attained CoSIDA Academic All-District status his junior and senior years...Recipient of CU’s Dean Jacob Van Ek Award for academic excellence for the 2008 and 2010 seasons…An accomplished artist (paintings and sculptures), some of his work earned all-state honors at Buena Vista (Colo.) High School, where he was a standout tight end and middle linebacker…Lettered 3 times in basketball at center, averaging 15 points and 8 rebounds per game as a senior when BVHS was the league and district champ…Lettered twice in baseball, playing first base and pitching…Boasted a 3.93 grade point average as a member of the National Honor Society and was an honor roll student his entire prep career…Solder’s father, Ed, graduated from the Naval Academy and served for 13 years in the Navy as a helicopter and jet pilot. His tours included a stint in Vietnam.
