He was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft and won two Super Bowls as a member of the team.

In his junior season: he again started every game, and was named a fourth-team All-American by College Football Insiders.

Following Christmas 2009, he traveled to Guatemala and volunteered at an orphanage; as a sophomore, he went to Italy during the summer to help rebuild a town after it suffered many collapses from an earthquake.

[5] "To me, he's one of the most gifted tackles I've seen in the last couple of years from a foot-technique perspective" The New England Patriots made Solder the second offensive tackle chosen in the 2011 NFL draft (after Tyron Smith) when they drafted him 17th overall,[10] with the pick they received from the Oakland Raiders in a 2009 trade for Richard Seymour.

[11] Solder had a private workout with Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia just a few days before the draft.

[12] Solder played his first regular season game against the Miami Dolphins on September 12, 2011; he allowed just one sack against Pro Bowler Cameron Wake.

During the regular season, Solder allowed just three sacks, four pressures and 5 penalties on 880 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.

Counting special teams, he played 1,333 snaps, second only to fellow Patriots lineman Ryan Wendell.

[15] Doctors removed the affected testicle, and, after missing a few weeks of off-season activities, Solder went on to start every game for the Patriots in the 2014 season.

In a Week 5 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, Solder left the game with what was initially described as an elbow injury.

[18] Solder came back in 2016 after the injury the previous season and started 15 regular-season games at left tackle for the Patriots.

In 2015, when Hudson was three months old he was diagnosed with cancer, he has been undergoing treatment ever since, including surgery to remove tumors in 2019.