Full support of Nate Solder
As a man of faith, it took offensive lineman Nate Solder a lot of time and a lot of prayer to reach a final decision on his opt-out. And while Judge admits he wanted him to play in 2020, the coach says he and the organization “fully support” Solder’s decision to protect his family.
“We fully support Nate Solder’s decision,” Judge said. “I’ve known him personally going back to my time in New England. Not only have I known him, but I’ve had a relationship with him and his family. His wife Lexi is a great woman. Their children and what they are going through personally, this was not an easy decision. I don’t want to talk for Nate, he has put out his own words. From an organizational standpoint, we wanted Nate to play this year, but we fully support his decision not to because we absolutely understand what he is going through.
“This was not an easy decision for him, we talked about it a lot. At the end of the day, I am not going to try to talk a player into doing anything when it comes to the situation we are in right now. You have to make the decision personally that’s best for you and your family. I think Nate did that and we fully support him.”