After going undrafted in the
2012 NFL draft, Mudge signed with the
BC Lions of the
Canadian Football League on May 29, 2012. He was released by the Lions on June 22, 2012. Mudge was assigned to the
San Jose SaberCats of the
Arena Football League (AFL) on February 20, 2013. He was placed on inactive reserve on April 3 and activated on April 17, 2013. He was placed on inactive reserve on June 27 and later injured reserve July 8, 2015. Mudge was placed on refused to report on March 11 but activated on March 14, 2016. He earned first-team
All-Arena honors at
center in 2016 while also being named the AFL Offensive Lineman of the Year. Mudge was signed by the
Buffalo Bills of the
National Football League on April 8, 2017. He was released from the practice squad on October 16, 2017. He was placed on refused to report on March 29 and later activated on April 24. On July 28, 2018, the Valor beat the
Baltimore Brigade in
ArenaBowl XXXI by a score of 69–55. Mudge was assigned to the AFL's
Albany Empire on March 26, 2019. He posted one solo tackle during the 2019 season. The AFL folded after the season. ==Personal life==