 Sorgi (19) with the New York Giants in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1980-12-03)December 3, 1980 (age 44) Fraser, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fraser | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 6th round, 193rd pick | ||||||||
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James Joseph Sorgi Jr. (born December 3, 1980) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theWisconsin Badgers and was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the2004 NFL draft. Sorgi served as the backup toPeyton Manning for several years, and won a ring when the Colts wonSuper Bowl XLI. Once he was released by the Colts, he signed with theNew York Giants as the backup toEli Manning, but was injured in a preseason game, and was placed on IR.
Sorgi attendedFraser High School inFraser, Michigan and was aletterwinner in football,basketball, andbaseball. In football, he was the two-time Team Most Valuable Player, and as a senior, he garnered All-League honors, All-County honors, and All-State honors, and was aUSA Today Honorable Mention All-USA selection. In baseball, he posted a batting average of .450 as a senior.
Sorgi playedcollege football for theWisconsin Badgers. Sorgi was Wisconsin's career pass efficiency leader (141.2), co-holder of most passing touchdowns in one game (five) and sixth in career passing yards in Wisconsin history.
In an incident on October 11, 2003, referred to as the Reynolds–Sorgi incident, Ohio State linebacker Robert Reynolds intentionally choked Sorgi, injuring Sorgi's trachea, after the play had been whistled dead. Sorgi was unable to play for the remainder of the game, struggling to breathe and unable to speak. On October 28, 2011, Reynolds made a public apology for the incident, citing his wife and four children as the reason he wanted to clear his reputation and be accountable for his actions. Reynolds also stated that he and Sorgi had made amends years prior to the interview.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |||||
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| 6 ft3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.68 s | 4.31 s | 7.10 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 15[1] | |||||
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Sorgi was selected in the sixth round in the2004 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[4] While there, Sorgi proved to be an adequate back-up to starting quarterbackPeyton Manning. In his first season, Sorgi played against theDenver Broncos, throwing for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. That was his only appearance that season. In the2005 NFL season, he gained slightly more playing time, and completed 42 of 61 attempts for 444 yards. The bulk of his playing time in 2005 came against theSeattle Seahawks at the end of the regular season.
In the2008 season, he did not take the field until the final regular season game.[5] He had a majority of the playing time in the 2008 preseason, as Manning was recovering from knee surgery. As of the end of the 2008 regular season, he had six career touchdown passes and one interception. On December 9, 2009, Sorgi was placed on injured reserve due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder.[6] Sorgi was released by Indianapolis on March 5, 2010.[7]
Sorgi signed with theNew York Giants on March 9, 2010.[8] Entering camp, Sorgi was expected to back up starting quarterbackEli Manning, but in a preseason game against theNew York Jets, Sorgi tore the capsule in his right shoulder, and was later placed on season-ending Injured Reserve.[9] Following the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.
Sorgi currently resides inPittsboro, Indiana with his wife Lana and sons, Jimmy III, Jackson and Jace.
He is the co owner of Pro Team Tactical Performance.
Jim Sorgi was honored with the designation of Badger of the Year by the Wisconsin Alumni Association - Indianapolis Chapter on May 5, 2015.
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