FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots re-signed offensive lineman Jamil Soriano to the practice squad and released practice squad punter Travis Dorsch today.
Soriano, 22, was acquired by the Patriots in a trade with the Chicago Bears on Aug. 26, 2003. The 6-foot-4-inch, 310-pound Harvard University product was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as a rookie free agent on May 2, 2003. He was released by Green Bay on July 29 and signed by the Bears on Aug. 7. He was released by the Patriots on Aug. 31, 2003 and signed to the practice squad the next day.
Dorsch, 24, spent his rookie season in 2002 as the backup placekicker and punter for the Cincinnati Bengals. The 6-foot-6-inch, 221-pound native of Bozeman, Mont., was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft. He played in one game and was inactive for 15 contests as a rookie after serving four seasons as the punter and placekicker for the Purdue Boilermakers. At Purdue, he became the Big 10 career leader in points (355) and field goals (68), while earning All-America honors as a punter and placekicker as a senior. He was released by Cincinnati in the final roster cutdown on Aug. 31, 2003.
