Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Sanchez was discharged from an Indianapolis hospital on Sunday morning and taken directly to Marion County Jail after he allegedly assaulted an elderly man, who subsequently stabbed him, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
According to a report by Alex Oliveira in the New York Post, Sanchez was discharged from the hospital after having sustained injuries that put the former NFL quarterback in critical condition. After his discharge, he was immediately taken to Marion County Jail, where he was booked on three misdemeanor charges: battery with injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a vehicle. Sanchez reportedly posted a $300 cash bond to avoid being held in jail while he awaits an initial hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Based on the probable cause affidavit, Sanchez allegedly aggressed on a 69-year-old man doing his job disposing of restaurant grease into a truck. The man initially pepper sprayed Sanchez, and when the Fox Sports analyst continued to advance, the man stabbed him with a knife multiple times. The truck driver has not been charged with any crime.
The incident has created numerous headaches for Fox. Sanchez was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game, but had to be replaced by college football analyst Brady Quinn. The network also issued a brief statement during both of its NFL pregame shows on Sunday, without addressing any details of the incident.
Graphic images released by local news outlets in Indianapolis indicate the grease truck driver sustained significant injuries.
It goes without saying, but the weekend’s events certainly put Sanchez’s immediate future as an NFL broadcaster in jeopardy. In addition to recovering from his stab wounds, Mark Sanchez will be navigating a legal process. Both would seemingly get in the way of being a full-time NFL analyst, at least in the ensuing week or two.
Fox has not yet commented on Sanchez’s future assignments with the network.