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D'Orazio didn't plan on leading Soul to ArenaBowl XXII

By Jack McCarthy
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, July 21, 2008

Just nine months ago, Matt D'Orazio was a man without a team, hobbled by an aching back and facing iffy prospects of finding a new Arena Football League home. On Sunday, the 32-year-old Philadelphia Soul quarterback will start his second ArenaBowl game in three years, leading the league's winningest team (14-3) against defending champ San Jose at the New Orleans Arena (ABC, 3 p.m. ET). "I didn't know that I was going to play that big a role," said D'Orazio, who was signed as insurance policy f ...

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