Loading ...As their next step in the preparation for the 2010 NFL season, the New York Giants today signed QB Jim Sorgi, formerly of the Indianapolis Colts, according to ProFootballTalk. Sorgi has been Peyton Manning‘s back-up in Indy for six years.
Now Sorgi will vy for the right to back-up the other brother, Eli Manning. Per Giants Pat Hanlon’s tweet:
“Manning to Manning…Peyton’s backup of 6 yrs, Jim Sorgi, now a Giant and will compete with Rhett Bomar for same role behind Eli.”
Now, following the departure of David Carr to the 49ers, the Giants sought-out Sorgi to compete with Rhett Bomar for the understudy role on the Big Blue offense. According to reports, the Giants inked Sorgi to a one-year deal after sorting out some initial concerns about the health (read: shoulder) of the new back-up. According to Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger,
“The team doctor talked to (noted orthopedic surgeon) Dr. (James) Andrews. He has a history with Jim,” Sorgi’s agent, Matt Brei, said by phone. “It was a matter of everybody getting comfortable, so we got the doctors in contact and everything was cleared. That’s where a little bit of the holdup was.”
In other news, the Giants have now clinched the “Strangest Sounding Back-Up QB Names” title.
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Has the site been down all night? It’s unusual to see no comments over this extended period of time.
Dan I posted after midnight and it’s no longer visable. It looks like some posta were all deleted
Nah, hasnt been down. I just didnt have any fresh to say, so I hoped someone else would start lol..
Btw Dan, Is Haz doing anything this year? Or is he completely out? Miss having that kid around..
Yeah, I like all the writers here but I miss Haz too. He was back for a day or 2.
Haz won’t be returning.
One of these days one of our ‘numbers nerds’ has to tally up all the money Sorgi has made backing up Mannings? Second string QB is a great job. I bet the dollars would surprise us all.
I wont be surprised. I saw what Gibril Wilson got paid for one year in Oakland and one year with the Phins.. Nothing surprises me after that. Dude got PAID from our SB win..
OK… question to any and all. Are we hearing any buzz about Feagles? The boy looked bad last year. Are we looking for a punter? No rumors or anything?
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