Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports commentator Mark Sanchez has been arrested in Indianapolis after being stabbed late Friday night. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said Sanchez was taken to hospital and later arrested for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication, all misdemeanours.
Police responded to a disturbance in an alley near West Washington Street and North Senate Avenue around 12:30am on Saturday. Two people were injured; one was stabbed, and the other sustained separate injuries. Sanchez was taken to hospital in critical condition but is now stable.
Sanchez, 38, was in Indianapolis to call the Colts vs Raiders game for Fox Sports on Sunday. He joined Fox in 2021 after retiring from the NFL in 2019, having played for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys.
The suspect involved in the incident has been detained, and the Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make the final charging decision. Sanchez remains in hospital and has not been booked into the Adult Detention Center. The circumstances surrounding the attack remain unclear.
