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Mark Sanchez Fired By FOX After Indianapolis Stabbing Incident

Mark Sanchez was fired following a stabbing incident in Indianapolis where he faces felony battery and three misdemeanor charges, with his trial scheduled for December 11.

  • On Friday, November 7, 2025, Fox Sports confirmed Mark Sanchez, former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst, is no longer with the network, TMZ first reported the firing and Fox declined further comment.
  • On Oct. 4, Sanchez confronted 69-year-old truck driver Perry Tole in an alley near the Westin Hotel while in Indianapolis to call the Colts game, the Indianapolis Star reported.
  • Prosecutors charged Sanchez with one felony count of battery involving serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors, and he remains free on bond.
  • Fox Sports confirmed that Drew Brees will join as an analyst, replacing Sanchez alongside Adam Amin and Kristina Pink starting Week 11; Brees said, `I appreciate the opportunity FOX has given me in the booth and with their team.`
  • Sanchez is scheduled to stand trial on Dec. 11, though prosecutors questioned the timetable after the Oct. 22 hearing that it was realistic.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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