Former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will plead guilty to criminal charges, according to public court records.
The exact charges Sanchez is pleading guilty to have not been disclosed, but he had been charged with a felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury along with three misdemeanor charges.
The case comes out of an altercation in October 2025 while Sanchez was in Indianapolis on his game assignment as a color commentator with FOX. Sanchez was stabbed and suffered serious injuries in the incident, but he is accused of being the instigator.
According to police, the other man involved was 69-year-old truck driver Perry Tole. Tole said he was delivering food when Sanchez told him he needed to move his vehicle.
Tole told law enforcement that Sanchez then began to threaten and attack him. He said he tried to pepper spray Sanchez, but that did not work, and he ultimately stabbed the quarterback while defending himself.
FOX later let Sanchez go after the incident.
The trial had been scheduled for Sept. 8, but it will now be canceled because of the guilty plea. A sentencing hearing has been requested for November.
Sanchez, 39, played four seasons with the Jets from 2009 to 2012. He finished his New York run with a 33-29 record, completing 55.1% of his passes for 12,092 yards, 68 touchdowns and 69 interceptions.
He is best remembered for leading the Jets to back-to-back AFC championship runs in his first two seasons, in 2009 and 2010. The Jets have not returned to the playoffs since.
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