D'Orazio was a member of the Roanoke Steam, Rochester Brigade, Buffalo/Columbus Destroyers, Mohegan Wolves, Chicago Rush, Philadelphia Soul and Calgary Stampeders.
D'Orazio attended St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio, and lettered in football and basketball.
[1] D'Orazio originally attended Youngstown State University where he red-shirted in 1995 and played in one game in 1996.
[2] D'Orazio entered the Arena Football League in 2000, when he signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs, where he only spent one season.
[6] In 2003, D'Orazio returned to the AFL, signing with the Buffalo Destroyers' practice squad on February 19, 2003.
[11][12] At the end of the 2006 season, he led the league as the top-rated passer (126.2), and the top rusher with 200 yards and 10 touchdowns.
[11] The team did not want to wait until January to make a call on whether to keep him following his 2007 back injury during the playoffs.