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Quarterback | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: December 3, 1980 | |
Place of birth: Fraser, Michigan | |
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Wisconsin | |
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | |
Debuted in 2004 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
Pass attempts | 156 |
Pass completions | 99 |
Percentage | 63.5 |
TD–INT | 6–1 |
Passing yards | 929 |
QB Rating | 89.9 |
Stats at NFL.com |
James Joseph "Jim" Sorgi, Jr. (born December 3, 1980 in Fraser, Michigan) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.
Sorgi has also played for the New York Giants.
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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.
Sorgi played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Sorgi is Wisconsin's career pass efficiency leader (141.2), co-holder of most passing TDs in one game (5) and 6th in career passing yards in Wisconsin history.
Sorgi was drafted in the sixth round in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. While there, Sorgi proved to be an adequate back-up to starting QB Peyton Manning. In his first season, Sorgi played against the Denver Broncos, throwing for 175 yards and 1 TD. In the 2004 NFL season, Jim Sorgi completed 17 of 29 attempts and threw for 175 yards. In the 2005 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 in the game against the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the regular season.
In the 2008 season, he did not take the field until the final regular-season game.[1] He had a majority of the playing time in the 2008 preseason, as Peyton 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 strained right hamstring.[2]
Sorgi was released by Indianapolis on March 5, 2010.
Sorgi signed with the New York Giants on March 9, 2010.[3] Entering camp, Sorgi was expected to back up starting quarterback Eli Manning, but in a preseason game against the New York Jets, Sorgi tore the capsule in his right shoulder, and was later placed on season-ending Injured Reserve. Following the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.
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