Jim Sorgi
Sorgi (19) at New York Giants training camp in 2010
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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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) | ||||||||
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| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 6–1 |
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| Passing yards: | 929 |
| QB Rating: | 89.9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
James Joseph "Jim" Sorgi, Jr. (born December 3, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was the backup quarterback for Peyton Manning when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin. Once he was released by the Colts, he signed with the New York Giants to compete for the backup job to Eli Manning, but lost, and he was released.
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 was Wisconsin's career pass efficiency leader (141.2), co-holder of most passing TDs 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.
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