Nate Solder is all about strength and physicality, traits he uses to good effect with a single goal in mind — protecting Tom Brady.

Yet there have been times this season when the New England Patriots left tackle has had to take time off to look after someone more important.

Solder, a 6-8 giant out of the University of Colorado, saw his life turned upside down in 2015 when his baby son Hudson, then three months old and now 18 months old, was diagnosed with Wilms tumors, a rare form of pediatric cancer.

Source: Son’s battle with cancer gives Patriots’ Nate Solder new perspective