Nick Sorensen

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**Nick Sorensen**
National Football League debut

Cleveland Browns — No. 27
Safety
Date of birth: July 31, 1978 (1978-07-31) (age 29)
Place of birth: Winter Haven, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
2001 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
College: Virginia Tech
Undrafted in 2001
Teams: Miami Dolphins (2001)* St. Louis Rams (2001-2002) Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-2006) Cleveland Browns (2007-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Nick Sorensen (born July 31, 1978 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a U.S. professional American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Virginia Tech.

1 High school years
2 College career
3 Professional career
4 Family
5 References
6 External links

[edit] High school years

Sorensen attended George C. Marshall High School.

[edit] College career

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. He began his college career as a quarterback, and completed 42 of 80 passes for 446 yards with four touchdowns and nine interceptions. Sorensen was named Virginia Tech's Player of the Game in the 1998 Gator Bowl loss to North Carolina.^[1] He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in marketing.

[edit] Professional career

He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27 2001 but was later waived. Sorensen joined the St. Louis Rams in 2001, where he remained for two seasons during which he appeared in Super Bowl XXXVI.

After being cut by the Rams, Sorensen moved on to the Jacksonville Jaguars where he became the special teams captain before being cut prior to the 2007 season.^[2]

On October 24, 2007 he signed with the Cleveland Browns.

On February 29, 2008, the first day of free agency, he re-signed with the Browns.

[edit] Family

Sorensen's cousin, James Augustine^[3], plays forward/center for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. Sorensen's father, Dick, played football for the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1965-69.