Fox Sports analyst and former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has been hospitalized after a stabbing in downtown Indianapolis on the evening of Oct. 3. Fox Sports reports he is now in stable condition.
TMZ Sports first reported the stabbing early Sunday morning, and Fox Sports later corroborated the story with a statement confirming Sanchez’s hospitalization.
Fox’s statement reads, “Mark Sanchez was injured in Indianapolis on Saturday and is currently recovering in the hospital in stable condition. We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family’s privacy during this time.”
Sanchez was in Indianapolis for the Oct. 5 NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is unknown whether he will still attend or participate in the game as an analyst.
Information about Sanchez’s attacker is yet to be revealed, but the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department reports that it was an isolated incident and not a random act of violence. Another man was also injured alongside Sanchez in the incident, suffering lacerations.
The New York Jets selected Sanchez as the first-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He spent five years with the Jets before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014. He later served as a backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins before his 2018 retirement. He has served as an NFL color analyst for Fox and Fox Sports 1 since the 2021 season.
