| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 31, 1978 Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Marshall (Falls Church, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||
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| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Nicholas Carl Sorensen (born July 31, 1978) is an American football coach and former safety who is the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech.
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 49ers as a coaching assistant in 2022 and served as the defensive pass game specialist & nickels coach in 2023 before being named their defensive coordinator in 2024.