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Mark Sanchez has been fired by Fox Sports after he was arrested in a dramatic stabbing incident last month. “We can confirm that Mark Sanchez is no longer with the network,” a Fox Sports spokesperson told Us Weekly on Friday, November 7. “There will be no further comment at this time.” Sanchez, 38, was arrested on October 4, while the former NFL quarterback was in Indianapolis to broadcast the game between the Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders for Fox Sports the following day. The former New York Jets star allegedly attacked a delivery driver named Perry Tole, over the location of his parked box truck in the alley near a popular Indianapolis bar. Sanchez and Tole, 69, engaged in a physical altercation, which saw Sanchez stabbed multiple times and Tole sustain a major gash to his face. Both men were transported to a local hospital with their injuries, where Sanchez was ultimately arrested. Sanchez was initially charged with three misdemeanors in connection to the incident: battery resulting in injury, public intoxication and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. Prosecutors added a felony 5 charge to the list of offenses against Sanchez on October 6, which carries a penalty of one to five years in prison. Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The writing had been on the wall about Sanchez’s future at the network after The Athletic reported on Wednesday, November 5 that former NFL quarterback Drew Brees had been hired by Fox Sports as a new analyst, effectively taking Sanchez’s job. More to come …
