Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekIncluded Columnist IVJanuary 8, 2025
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Nick Sorensen's time as the protective organizer of the San Francisco 49ers supposedly lasted simply one year.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports reported Tuesday that Sorensen is out as the protective organizer despite the fact that the group wants to keep him as an assistant on the personnel. Maiocco discussed “there are a couple of appealing choices” that San Francisco will check out for the DC position.
Sorensen played in the NFL as a protective back for 10 seasons from 2001 through 2010 for the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
He then landed his very first training task in the NFL in 2013 as an unique groups assistant for the Seattle Seahawks. He stayed with the Seahawks for 8 years and ultimately ended up being the protective backs coach, which was fitting offered his playing profession.
Seattle went to the playoffs 7 times throughout his period, consisting of when it reached back-to-back Super Bowls throughout the 2013 and 2014 projects. It won the Super Bowl throughout that 2013 season.
After his 8 years with the Seahawks, Sorensen was the unique groups planner of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 before signing up with the 49ers ahead of the 2022 project. He began as a protective assistant in San Francisco before he was promoted to nickelbacks coach in 2023 and the protective planner function in 2024.
The 49ers were a strong eighth in the league in backyards permitted under his instructions this previous season, although they were likewise a frustrating 29th in points permitted.
The defense's failure to keep opposing groups off the scoreboard was a significant factor San Francisco went 6-11 and missed out on the playoffs after reaching the Super Bowl last season, although injuries were likewise mostly to blame.
Still, head coach Kyle Shanahan plainly values the work Sorensen made with the 49ers provided the group's reported interest in keeping him aboard. He was an assistant throughout the Super Bowl run and might aim to fill a comparable function in 2025 for a group seeking to recuperate.
In the meantime, however, the NFC West club remains in the marketplace for a brand-new protective organizer.
