Sean Smith
This name brings smiles to many faces. Sean Smith joined the Chiefs March 16, 2013 to fill a hole left by the declining play and eventual departure of Brandon Flowers. The combination of Smith and Flowers was a sight to see, but not quite what everyone had hoped for. However, it was not meant to last.
Despite the loss of Flowers, Smith would play so well that we would all forget that Flowers was even a Chief at any point in the past. Sean Smith turned out to be a solid cornerback and a big piece of the defense for three seasons. He came away with 142 total tackles and six interceptions, one of those being returned for a score.
Daniel Sorensen and Husain Abdullah
Abdullah joined the Chiefs originally back in 2013, but was re-signed March 12, 2014. Sorenson came not long after as an undrafted free agent May 13, 2014. Both men have been solid, reliable players for Kansas City. Abdullah holds a special place in my heart for his role in making Arrowhead the loudest stadium in the world.
In the game where it was placed on Chiefs Kingdom to take back the title from Seattle, Abdullah would be the spark that lit the flame. He caught a pick-six near the end of the game and Arrowhead came out in full force. I was at that game and would like to point out that at this point, Arrowhead was at maybe two-thirds’ or three-quarters’ full and we lit it up.
Sorenson has been a dependable player, filling in for starters when needed, but mainly taking a third safety role in certain defensive packages. It is not all that often that Sorenson misses a tackle or lets a player burn him. He has even come down with a couple well-timed interceptions when the team needed them.