Former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is set to plead guilty to criminal charges, according to public court records.
The specific charges he will admit to have not been identified. Sanchez had been facing a felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury along with three misdemeanor charges.
The case traces back to an altercation in October 2025, when Sanchez was in Indianapolis for his game assignment as a color commentator with FOX. He was stabbed in the incident and suffered serious injuries, but authorities have accused him of being the instigator.
According to the account given to police, a 69-year-old truck driver named Perry Tole said he was delivering food when Sanchez told him he needed to move his vehicle. Tole said Sanchez then began to threaten and attack him. He told law enforcement he tried to pepper spray Sanchez, but it did not work, and he then stabbed the former quarterback while defending himself.
FOX later let Sanchez go following the incident.
A trial had been scheduled for Sept. 8, but that will now be canceled because Sanchez has pleaded guilty. A sentencing hearing has been requested for November.
Sanchez, 39, played four seasons with the Jets from 2009 through 2012. In that span, he helped the team go 33-29 and completed 55.1% of his passes for 12,092 yards, 68 touchdowns and 69 interceptions.
He is best remembered for guiding the Jets to back-to-back AFC championship runs in his first two seasons, in 2009 and 2010. Since then, the Jets have not returned to the playoffs.
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