Jim Sorgi
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| Indianapolis Colts — No. 12 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: December 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Fraser, Michigan | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 196 lb (89 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
| Career history | |
| College: Wisconsin | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| TD-INT | 6-1 |
| Passing yards | 751 |
| QB Rating | 90.4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
James Sorgi (born December 3, 1980 in Fraser, Michigan) is an American football quarterback playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He is the backup to Peyton Manning. On April 13, 2007 he signed a one year contract worth $850,000 ($53,125 per game). On October 29, 2007 the Colts extended his contract for another three years, the financial terms of which have yet to be disclosed. [1]
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[edit] High school career
Sorgi attended Fraser High School in Fraser, Michigan and was a letterwinner in football, basketball, and baseball. 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 a USA Today Honorable Mention All-USA selection. In baseball, he posted a batting average of .450 as a senior. Jim Sorgi graduated from Fraser High School in 1999 with a 3.7 grade point average.
[edit] College career
Jim Sorgi played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Sorgi is Wisconsin's career pass efficiency leader (141.2), co-holder of most passing TD's in one game (5) and 6th in career passing yards in Wisconsin history.
During a 2003 game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Sorgi was involved in an incident with Buckeyes linebacker Robert Reynolds. After being tackled, Reynolds grabbed (or appeared to) Sorgi's throat, thus bruising his vocal cords and leaving him unable to speak.
[edit] Pro career
Jim Sorgi was drafted in the sixth round in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Since then, Sorgi has proved to be an adequate backup to star QB Peyton Manning. While Manning gets the lion's share of the playing time, in his first season, Sorgi found some decent playing time against the Denver Broncos in which he threw for 175 yards and 1 TD. In the 2004 NFL season, Jim Sorgi completed 17 of the 29 balls thrown for 175 yards. In the 2005 NFL season, he gained slightly more playing time, completing 42 of 61 attempts for 444 yards. The bulk of his playing time in 2005 came in the game against the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the regular season when he played for most of the game.
As of the end of the 2007 regular season, he has six career touchdown passes and one interception.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Indianapolis Colts bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Yahoo! Sports
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