10 Year Special Teams Ace Exhibits Class Even in Retirement
For 10 years in the NFL, the last four with the Browns, Nick Sorensen made a good living smashing into blockers on kickoffs and punts and tackling the returner. Sorensen appeared in 129 NFL games, never making a single start at his natural position of safety. But his career lasted nine years longer than he thought possible as an undrafted free agent in 2001. The game was fun, the money was good.
As his concussions mounted – three at Virginia Tech and then 10, he estimates, in the NFL – he never second-guessed the career he chose and loved.
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"Ron has been a great agent and friend to me both on and off the field. His relationships with the front office personnel of both the NFL and CFL has been invaluable to my career. Ron has obtained numerous contracts for me and each time entered negotiations with full knowledge of the free agent market to guarantee the best contract. Thanks Ron."