Copyright NBC News
Fox Sports parted ways with football analyst Mark Sanchez, the network said Friday, a month following his arrest in Indianapolis over an incident where he was stabbed for allegedly attacking a truck driver. "We can confirm that Mark Sanchez is no longer with the network," a Fox Sports spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News. "There will be no further comment at this time.” The network on Friday also announced the addition of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to its stable of broadcasters. Brees was assigned to work with play-by-play man Adam Amin, who'd been paired with Sanchez in Weeks 1 through 4 of this NFL season. Sanchez, a former New York Jets quarterback, was charged with felony battery involving serious bodily injury stemming from the incident that unfolded in the early morning hours of Oct. 4. The Southern California native Sanchez was in town for the Las Vegas Raiders-Colts game at Lucas Oil Stadium when he approached the driver at a nearby Westin Hotel loading dock, according to a court affidavit. The truck driver, working for a company that recycles used cooking oil, was told by Sanchez that he couldn't be parked at the Westin Hotel loading dock, officials said. After an allegedly impaired Sanchez put hands on the 69-year-old driver, the older gentleman believed "he was now in physical danger, so he reached into his pocket and grabbed his pepper spray and sprayed Mr. Sanchez in the face,” according to a court affidavit. When the pepper spray didn't prompt Sanchez to retreat, the victim stabbed Sanchez in self-defense, officials said. Sanchez could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday. His criminal defense attorney in Indianapolis declined to discuss his client's career or legal dealings.
