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Fox Sports Fires Mark Sanchez as Drew Brees Joins NFL Booth

The network cut ties after his Oct. 4 Indianapolis confrontation led to a felony battery case with a televised Dec. 11 trial set.

Overview

  • A Fox Sports spokesperson confirmed Sanchez is no longer with the network and declined further comment.
  • Fox announced Drew Brees as an NFL analyst with Adam Amin beginning Nov. 16, effectively filling Sanchez’s broadcast role.
  • Authorities charged Sanchez with Level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury plus three misdemeanors, and he has pleaded not guilty.
  • A Dec. 11 jury trial is scheduled in Marion Superior Court with camera coverage approved by Judge James Osborn.
  • Perry Tole, 69, filed a civil suit against Sanchez and Fox alleging permanent disfigurement after an encounter captured on video in which Sanchez threw him and Tole used pepper spray and a knife in claimed self-defense.