Joseph Tanfani
Police and TV Network say (Reuters) – NFL quarterback and current Fox sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with assault following a fight in downtown Indianapolis, which left him hospitalized with a stabbing shortly after midnight, police and TV Network said.
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Indianapolis police charged Sanchez, 38, with injuries, illegal entry into motor vehicles and public intoxication, with all misdemeanors. Police said in a statement that Sanchez was still in the hospital and had not booked in the county jail, adding that the Marion County Attorney’s Office would make charges against the final ruling.
The prosecutor’s office did not immediately return the request for comment.
An earlier statement from Indianapolis police said two men were in a “physical barrier” in downtown Indianapolis around 12:30 a.m., one of them was stabbed and the other was stabbed. A statement from Fox Sports said Sanchez was in a stable condition at the hospital.
Police said the fight was an “isolated incident between the two, not a random act of violence.” Another man’s name was not released. Indianapolis police did not find the victim or suspect “unless the suspect is arrested, prosecuted or asked to.”
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According to reports from FOX59 local TV station, a second person told police that he was delivering the goods when Sanchez was on his parking spot and became more aggressive. FOX59 reports that the driver said he tried to defend himself with pepper spray before stabbing Sanchez. Reuters was unable to confirm the account.
Sanchez played in the NFL for 10 seasons, starting with the New York Jets for five years until his brief tenure with several other franchises. He has not participated in the National Football League since 2018.
According to Fox Sports, he plans to play Sunday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders. “We are deeply grateful,” the network said in a statement released on X.
“Send our thoughts and love to Mark Sanchez and his family. Hopefully heal quickly, 6.”
(Reported by Joseph Tanfani, New York; Edited by Rod Nickel and Matthew Lewis)
