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NFL analyst Sanchez stabbed, arrested
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis.
Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call Sunday's Raiders-Colts game, was charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication -- all misdemeanors.
Indianapolis police said Sanchez was in a hospital and had not been booked into a detention center. He was in stable condition, according to Fox Sports.
Police said the Marion County prosecutor's office would make the final charging decision. That office didn't immediately respond to an inquiry from The Associated Press.
Indianapolis police said earlier in the day that they were investigating a confrontation that occurred around 12:30 a.m. Saturday between two men, one of whom was hospitalized with stab wounds. The other man received treatment for lacerations, police said.
Detectives had reviewed video footage of the confrontation, which police said occurred in the popular downtown nightlife Wholesale District next to the Indiana statehouse.
Police said neither man was a local resident and called it an "isolated incident between the two men and not a random act of violence."
Few other details were available.
Sanchez, 38, had a 10-year NFL career before retiring in 2019. He appeared on ABC and ESPN for two years before joining Fox Sports as a game analyst in 2021.
FILE - Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) watches from the bench with passing game coordinator Kevin O'Connell, center, and quarterback Josh Johnson (8) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
FILE - Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) watches from the bench with passing game coordinator Kevin O'Connell, center, and quarterback Josh Johnson (8) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
FILE - Mark Sanchez walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
FILE - Mark Sanchez walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
FILE - New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, right, talks with quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) before an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
FILE - New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, right, talks with quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) before an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2009, file photo, Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) holds up the trophy as he celebrates with teammates Kaluka Maiava, left, and Damian Williams (18) after USC beat Penn State 38-24 in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2009, file photo, Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) holds up the trophy as he celebrates with teammates Kaluka Maiava, left, and Damian Williams (18) after USC beat Penn State 38-24 in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)