Mark Sanchez is not going to return as a Fox Sports activities analyst as the previous NFL quarterback faces trial stemming from his alleged assault on a truck driver final month.
To switch Sanchez, Fox has employed Tremendous Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees.
“We are able to verify that Mark Sanchez is not with the community. There shall be no additional remark right now,” a Fox Sports activities spokesperson mentioned Friday.
Sanchez had been off the air for the reason that Oct. 4 incident on the Westin Resort in downtown Indianapolis. He was on the town for the weekend's recreation between the Colts and Raiders when he confronted the truck driver earlier than allegedly attacking and injuring him.
Sanchez was stabbed within the chest within the incident and spent every week in a hospital. The trucker, who claims self-defense and has not been charged, is suing him and Fox Sports activities for unspecified damages.
Mark Sanchez's brother Nick Sanchez Jr. addressed Fox's determination in a press release despatched on behalf of the Sanchez household.
“Whereas the latest information — and its timing — is understandably disappointing, our precedence stays his continued therapeutic and restoration,” Nick Sanchez Jr. mentioned. “Mark deeply values his time at FOX and the distinctive colleagues he is had the privilege to work with. These relationships are significant and can endure.”
Fox Sports activities introduced Friday that Brees would substitute Sanchez on Fox's No. 4 crew with play-by-play announcer Adam Amin and sideline reporter Kristina Pink beginning in Week 11 on Nov. 16.
“I recognize the chance FOX has given me within the sales space and with their crew,” Brees mentioned in a press release. “I hope my ardour for this recreation is mirrored within the information and insights I present to the followers every Sunday.”
Sanchez's trial is ready to start Dec. 11, although prosecutors expressed doubt following an Oct. 22 listening to that it was a sensible date. Prosecutors have charged Sanchez with a felony rely of battery involving critical bodily damage, together with three misdemeanor fees, together with public intoxication.
Sanchez, who stays free on bond, declined to deal with the allegations after he was booked Oct. 12, saying he was centered on his restoration.
Brees retired from the NFL following the 2020 season after a 20-year profession with the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints. In his first yr of eligibility, Brees is among the many listing of 52 modern-era gamers being thought of for the 2026 Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame class.
He made a studio look throughout “Fox NFL Sunday” earlier this season and is slated to be an analyst for one in all Netflix's two Christmas Day video games.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
