Overview

• Authorities charged the former NFL quarterback after a violent encounter with a truck driver in Indianapolis in the early hours of Oct. 4.
• Sanchez was taken into custody while being treated for stab wounds, which the other party claims were inflicted in self-defense.
• Court proceedings are pending, and reporting on potential penalties remains inconsistent across outlets and not uniformly corroborated.
• Sanchez works as an NFL color analyst for Fox and Fox Sports 1, heightening public scrutiny of the case.
• Wife Perry Mattfeld is an actress known for Shameless, The Idea of You, and Hulu’s Chad Powers; the couple married in Oaxaca in 2023 and welcomed twins in March 2025.