The 38-year-old former NFL QB was booked and released from an Indiana jail on Sunday morning.
Mark Sanchez was booked and released from an Indiana jail early Sunday morning, and, before getting in a car to make his exit, the former NFL quarterback made his first statements since being "Right now I’m just focused on my recovery and I just wanted to thank the first responders," Sanchez said to Fox 29 reporter Max Lewis.
Sanchez was arrested last weekend and is facing a felony battery charge, as well as other charges, after he allegedly got in a physical confrontation with a 69-year-old truck driver outside of an Indianapolis hotel. Sanchez was in Indianapolis to call the Week 5 Raiders-Colts game for Fox. He didn't work that game and will not be working this weekend.“I’m grateful for that," Sanchez said. "Sorry I can’t answer all of your questions. I’m recovering slowly. It’s a long process."As he left the jail, Sanchez told us he is "focused on his recovery" and thanked first responders and the hospital staff. Says his trauma surgeon "saved my life" and that he is recovering slowly.According to the police report, Sanchez was stabbed three times in the abdomen and pepper-sprayed by the truck driver, who suffered injuries to his head, neck and jaw.Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.
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