Fox Sports Drops Mark Sanchez Permanently And Hires Drew Brees As Nfl Analyst

Fox Sports has severed ties pinch crippled expert Mark Sanchez as he faces criminal charges, aggregate outlets reported Friday.

“We tin corroborate that Mark Sanchez is nary longer pinch nan network,” a Fox spokesperson told nan Athletic. “There will beryllium nary further remark astatine this time.“

Stepping into an expert domiciled will beryllium different erstwhile NFL quarterback, Drew Brees, per nan report. He is expected to partner pinch play-by-play sound Adam Amin and is signed to telephone games done nan 2026 season, astatine least.

Sanchez, 38, had been sidelined since he was stabbed, and subsequently arrested, pursuing a conflict successful an Indianapolis alley pinch a 69-year-old motortruck driver. He was successful municipality to telephone nan 5 October crippled betwixt nan Colts and Las Vegas Raiders but was hospitalized and replaced that week by Brady Quinn.

Brees, 46, retired from nan NFL aft nan 2020 play and spent nan 2021 play pinch NBC Sports, moving arsenic a colour expert for nan network’s Notre Dame broadcasts and appearing connected Football Night successful America.

Brees has done workplace activity pinch Fox and ESPN and served arsenic an expert for Netflix’s world crippled past Christmas.

Brees led nan New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl XLIV title successful nan 2009 play and was a two-time NFL Offensive Player of nan Year. He ranks 2nd down Tom Brady successful NFL history successful passing yards (80,358) and touchdown passes (571).

Sanchez has been charged pinch felony artillery arsenic good arsenic astatine slightest 3 misdemeanors. The felony complaint carries a condemnation of 1 to six years successful prison, if convicted, and he has pleaded not blameworthy successful Marion County, Indiana.