BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Nate Solder doesn’t take playing in the Super Bowl for granted, even though this will be the New England left tackle’s fourth such appearance in seven seasons.
A first-round draft choice in 2011 from Colorado, the 6-foot-8, 325-pound Solder has started 95 regular-season games and another 15 in the postseason.
The Patriots have been in the AFC championship game every year he has been there, although Solder didn’t play in the postseason following the 2015 season due to a biceps injury. Now the Patriots will face the Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LII at U.