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Oct 4, 2025, 01:58 PM ET

Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez was arrested by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday and is facing three misdemeanor charges in relation to an incident where he was stabbed and taken to a hospital.

The IMPD said Sanchez was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication. No further individuals are being sought by detectives. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will make the final charging decision, the IMPD said.

Sanchez is still hospitalized and has not yet been booked into a detention center. Earlier Saturday, Fox Sports said in a statement that Sanchez is recovering and in stable condition.

Mark Sanchez is facing three misdemeanor charges, including battery with injury, after he was arrested in Indianapolis on Saturday. Sanchez was stabbed in the incident and is in a hospital. AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File

"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 its earlier statement.

The IMPD earlier said it was investigating an incident between two men that took place at approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The IMPD did not identify the men in its earlier statement but said one man received lacerations while the other man received injuries consistent with stab wounds.

Detectives reviewed video footage of the confrontation, which police said occurred in the popular downtown nightlife Wholesale District next to the Indiana statehouse.

Sanchez was scheduled to be part of the broadcast crew for Sunday's contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium but will no longer work the game.

Sanchez, 38, played eight seasons in the NFL after being selected fifth by the New York Jets in the 2009 draft out of USC. He helped the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in his first two seasons.

"Sending our thoughts and love to Mark Sanchez and his family. Hoping for a speedy recovery, 6," the Jets posted to X, using Sanchez's former jersey number.

Sanchez also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Washington, the team he last appeared in a regular-season game for in 2018.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.