(Sports Spectrum) It was great to just be a fan this year, New York Giants offensive lineman Nate Solder said.
Appearing on the Sports Spectrum Football Special this week, Solder spoke about his decision to opt out of the 2020 season amid health concerns for him and his family. Solder cited his son Hudson’s battle with a rare kidney cancer, and his own previous bout with testicular cancer. Solder and his wife, Lexi, also have a newborn boy.
“It was a reprioritizing of what’s most important,” he said. “I think, logically, if anyone ever came to you and said, ‘Hey, would you give up your job for the health and safety of your family?’ I think all of us would say, ‘Undoubtedly, yes.’ I tried to boil it down as much as I could. There were so many other factors on the line.”