Mark Sanchez, ex-NFL quarterback, is charged after being injured in stabbing

By AISHVARYA KAVI and HANNAH ZIEGLER

Mark Sanchez, a former NFL quarterback who is a Fox Sports commentator, was arrested Saturday after being injured in a stabbing in downtown Indianapolis that left him hospitalized in stable condition, according to police.

Sanchez was arrested in the hospital and charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, police said. All of the charges are misdemeanors, police said.

He remained in the hospital and has not been booked, police said. Additional details about what led up to the episode were not available.

Earlier Saturday, in response to an inquiry about how Sanchez was injured, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department referred to a statement about a stabbing that occurred around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in which two men were injured.

One man suffered lacerations and the other had what appeared to be stab wounds, the statement said.

“Detectives believe this was an isolated incident between the two men and not a random act of violence,” the statement said, adding that the men were not from Indianapolis. Police said that the altercation had been captured on video.

Representatives for Sanchez did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fox Sports declined Saturday night to comment on his arrest.

Before Sanchez was arrested, Fox Sports said on social media that it was grateful to the medical team that was treating him and that he was in stable condition.

Sanchez, 38, was the fifth overall pick of the 2009 NFL draft and spent five seasons with the Jets, twice leading them to the playoffs, but he missed his entire 2013 season with an injury.

He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He remained in the NFL for a total of 10 seasons before retiring in 2019 to become a football analyst.

Sanchez appeared to be in Indianapolis before the broadcast of the Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts game Sunday afternoon, as part of his role as an analyst for the network.

Sanchez was set to call Sunday’s game alongside Chris Myers, a sportscaster for Fox Sports.