Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was stabbed during a fight outside a downtown Indianapolis bar early Saturday morning, according to authorities.
The 38-year-old Fox Sports analyst, who was in town to cover Sunday’s Colts-Raiders game, was taken to a local hospital and is in stable condition, the network said in a statement.
Police said the altercation broke out shortly after midnight outside Loughmiller’s Pub, following a dispute between Sanchez and another man.
Sanchez, a Fox Sports analyst, was in Indianapolis to cover Sunday’s Colts-Raiders game.
Police were called around 12:30 a.m. after reports of a man with stab wounds — later identified as Sanchez — and another man with “lacerations” outside the bar.
According to Loughmiller’s bartender Carrie Swan, her manager, Scott Bennett, rushed to help Sanchez after finding him bleeding outside the pub.
“The manager brought him in and started putting towels on the wound,” Swan said. “It’s nuts, absolutely nuts. Normally, we don’t see this kind of violence on this side of town.”
The former Jets quarterback was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
The incident occurred outside Loughmiller’s Pub in downtown Indianapolis.
Sanchez, who spent four seasons with the Jets, wasn’t immediately recognized at the scene.
“Nobody realized who he was until the news came out later on Saturday,” said bartender Carrie Swan, who wasn’t working at the time. “I’m assuming his complexion probably wasn’t looking so great. This is a crazy world we live in.”
A Fox Sports representative said Sanchez “is currently recovering in the hospital in stable condition.”
Mark Sanchez is pictured with his wife, Perry Mattfeld, and their son.
Fox Sports analyst and former quarterback Mark Sanchez is seen in the broadcast booth.
“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, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, spent four seasons with the Jets, earning the nickname “The Sanchize” for leading the team to back-to-back AFC Championship appearances in his first two seasons.
He later played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington before transitioning to a broadcasting career.
