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INDIANAPOLIS — Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been arrested for his alleged role in an overnight altercation in Indianapolis during which he was stabbed, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Sanchez, who was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, was arrested there Saturday afternoon for misdemeanor charges of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, according to a statement from the IMDP, which added Sanchez remains in the hospital and has not been booked into the adult detention center.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will make a final charging decision, per the IMPD.
Sanchez was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game.
Indianapolis police initially announced that they were investigating an incident that occurred between two men around 12:30 a.m., and that the other man involved received treatment for lacerations. Detectives 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.” Both parties have been identified and no further individuals are being sought by detectives pertaining to the incident.
“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,” Fox Sports said in a statement.
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.
The Long Beach, California, native, starred at Southern California before he was selected by the New York Jets with the fifth pick in the 2009 NFL draft.
He passed for 3,207 yards and 34 touchdowns while leading the Trojans to a 12-1 record during his junior year, which included a victory over Penn State in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
He spent four seasons with the Jets, starting each of his 62 games while throwing for 12,092 yards and 68 touchdowns with 69 interceptions. The Jets lost in the AFC championship in each of Sanchez’s first two years in the league.
Sanchez also appeared in games with Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington. He finished his playing career with 15,357 yards passing, 86 TD passes and 89 interceptions.
“Sending our thoughts and love to Mark Sanchez and his family. Hoping for a speedy recovery, 6,” the Jets said, using Sanchez’s former jersey number.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.