▁pick , ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁selected ▁Sem in oles ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁since ▁Alex ▁Bar ron ▁went ▁ 1 9 th ▁overall ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ▁signed ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁four - year , ▁$ 3 . 5 0 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁signing ▁bonus ▁of ▁$ 1 0 4 , 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁training ▁camp ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁year ▁compet ing ▁with ▁veter an ▁Case y ▁W ieg mann ▁for ▁the ▁starting ▁center ▁position . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁backup ▁center ▁to ▁W ieg mann ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁regular ▁season ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ' ▁season - open ing ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Hudson ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁start ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 3 - 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁and ▁one ▁start ▁as ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ▁finished ▁ 7 – 9 ▁and ▁fired ▁head ▁coach ▁Tod d ▁H ale y . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Hudson ▁entered ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁compet ing ▁with ▁Rob ▁Bru gg eman ▁and