Dorenbos played college football for the UTEP Miners and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2003.

After getting traded to the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 preseason, it was discovered Dorenbos had an aortic aneurysm that required immediate surgery and ended his career.

[4] Dorenbos attended Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, hockey and baseball.

[5] Dorenbos originally attended Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California.

At the time, Dorenbos was not the long snapper at Golden West; he played linebacker and fullback.

[3] Dorenbos earned a business degree from UTEP, with emphasis in economics, finance and marketing.

At UTEP's Pro Day workout, which six teams attended, Dorenbos averaged 0.62 seconds in snapping the ball to the punter.

Then-St. Louis Rams special teams coach Bobby April said of his workout, "Even on tape it's clear the guy is amazing.

[3] After college, Dorenbos was signed as a long snapper by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2003 NFL draft.

Dorenbos was signed to a two-year contract by the Philadelphia Eagles on November 29, 2006, after Mike Bartrum suffered a career-ending neck injury.

[citation needed] On January 20, 2010, Dorenbos was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl team.

Following the releases of veterans Trent Cole and Todd Herremans in the 2015 offseason, Dorenbos became the Eagles' longest tenured player.

[12] On August 28, 2017, the Eagles traded Dorenbos to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round draft pick.

[13][14] On September 7, it was revealed that Dorenbos was diagnosed with aortic aneurysm, which required immediate heart surgery.

He was placed on the non-football illness list by the Saints the same day, and released with an injury settlement on September 9 before retiring.

This performance resulted in his advancing to the Top 10 finals on September 13, 2016, where he told an inspirational story while manipulating playing cards that the judges signed.

In the offseason, Dorenbos serves as a corporate motivational speaker and has spoken for companies such as The Home Depot, the National FFA Organization, Pioneer Investments, Jackson Hewitt, Comcast and ING Group.

He works with several charities, including Brian Moorman's "Punt Foundation," which helps children with terminal diseases, and Garth Brooks' "Teammates for Kids".