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Nicholas Carl Sorensen (born July 31, 1978) is an American professional football coach and former safety who is currently the special teams coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Sorensen signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2001 and played for 10 seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns before retiring. Sorensen joined the Seattle Seahawks as their assistant special teams coach in 2013 and coached their secondary from 2017 to 2020. Sorensen also served as the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 before joining the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive assistant in 2022 and served as the defensive pass game specialist & nickels coach in 2023 before being named their defensive coordinator in 2024.
Sorensen lived in Vienna, Virginia and attended George C. Marshall High School. He lettered three seasons each, in football, basketball, and baseball.
He threw for 1,925 yards and 23 touchdowns during his football career and rushed for 604 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Sorensen was inducted into the George C. Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame, which includes other NFL players Keith Lyle and Mike McCrary.
Sorensen was a four-year letterman for the Virginia Tech Hokies and started at safety and linebacker during his final two seasons where he posted 117 tackles, 10 tackles for losses, four sacks and an interception.
In 1997, as a redshirt freshman, he earned the backup quarterback position behind Al Clark. He finished the season completing 11 of his 21 passing attempts for 140 yards, 13 carries for 89 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. At 19 years, 3 months of age, Sorensen made a mid-season start replacing the injured Clark against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, going making 11 of 21 passes including a 22-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Gildersleeve. Sorensen was named Virginia Tech's Player of the Game in the 1998 Gator Bowl loss to North Carolina.
In 1998, he was converted into a free safety. He participated in 13 plays on defense and 19 on special teams in the season-opener against East Carolina University, which included completing a 13-yard pass on a successful fake punt for a first down. He appeared in 25 defensive plays against the University of Miami and ran the option on a successful fake punt. He was moved back to quarterback for the fourth game against the University of Pittsburgh to replace injured backup quarterback Dave Meyer. He started 3 games at quarterback against Boston College, Temple University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, making 31 of 59 attempts for 306 yards and 2 passing touchdowns.
Nick Sorensen
Nicholas Carl Sorensen (born July 31, 1978) is an American professional football coach and former safety who is currently the special teams coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Sorensen signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2001 and played for 10 seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns before retiring. Sorensen joined the Seattle Seahawks as their assistant special teams coach in 2013 and coached their secondary from 2017 to 2020. Sorensen also served as the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 before joining the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive assistant in 2022 and served as the defensive pass game specialist & nickels coach in 2023 before being named their defensive coordinator in 2024.
Sorensen lived in Vienna, Virginia and attended George C. Marshall High School. He lettered three seasons each, in football, basketball, and baseball.
He threw for 1,925 yards and 23 touchdowns during his football career and rushed for 604 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Sorensen was inducted into the George C. Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame, which includes other NFL players Keith Lyle and Mike McCrary.
Sorensen was a four-year letterman for the Virginia Tech Hokies and started at safety and linebacker during his final two seasons where he posted 117 tackles, 10 tackles for losses, four sacks and an interception.
In 1997, as a redshirt freshman, he earned the backup quarterback position behind Al Clark. He finished the season completing 11 of his 21 passing attempts for 140 yards, 13 carries for 89 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. At 19 years, 3 months of age, Sorensen made a mid-season start replacing the injured Clark against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, going making 11 of 21 passes including a 22-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Gildersleeve. Sorensen was named Virginia Tech's Player of the Game in the 1998 Gator Bowl loss to North Carolina.
In 1998, he was converted into a free safety. He participated in 13 plays on defense and 19 on special teams in the season-opener against East Carolina University, which included completing a 13-yard pass on a successful fake punt for a first down. He appeared in 25 defensive plays against the University of Miami and ran the option on a successful fake punt. He was moved back to quarterback for the fourth game against the University of Pittsburgh to replace injured backup quarterback Dave Meyer. He started 3 games at quarterback against Boston College, Temple University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, making 31 of 59 attempts for 306 yards and 2 passing touchdowns.