ST. JOSEPH
Safety Daniel Sorensen started every preseason game for the Chiefs last season, filling in for Eric Berry while he nursed a heel injury.
When the regular-season opener arrived, there was Sorensen, a member of the 53-man roster. Heady stuff for the undrafted free agent rookie from Brigham Young.
But as the opener unfolded, Sorensen remembers thinking he was playing a different game.
“When I made the roster and we were preparing to play the opener, it was like, ‘This shouldn’t be any different,’ ” Sorensen said. “But you get into a real game, against starters and a game plan, and it does change.