Circumstances surrounding attack remain unclear and suspect has been detained, according to WTHR
Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports television star Mark Sanchez is in critical condition after being stabbed late Friday night in downtown Indianapolis, reports TMZ.
Police were called shortly after midnight to a location near West Washington Street and North Senate Avenue where two people were injured, one of them now identified as Sanchez.
Officers with the Indianapolis metropolitan police department responded to what was described as a “disturbance in an alley” about 12.30am Saturday, WTHR reported. One person had been stabbed, while another sustained separate injuries.
Sanchez was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, according to TMZ Sports. The circumstances surrounding the attack remain unclear. The suspect involved has been detained, according to WTHR.
Sanchez, 38, was in Indianapolis before Sunday’s Colts v Raiders matchup at Lucas Oil stadium, which he was set to call for Fox Sports. He joined Fox in 2021 as an NFL broadcaster and also contributes to FS1 studio programming.
Before his broadcasting career, Sanchez played 10 seasons in the NFL with several teams, including the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He retired in July 2019 and soon after began working with ESPN’s college football coverage before transitioning to Fox.
Off the field, Sanchez married his wife, Perry, in 2023. The couple shares three children.
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