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Fox Sports are lining up Drew Brees to join them as an NFL analyst, seemingly to take the place of Mark Sanchez in the broadcasting booth.
According to The Athletic, the former NFL quarterback Brees will take up his new position a week on Sunday, partnering up with play-by-play announcer Adam Amin.
Amin's previous partner in the commentary booth was Sanchez, who last month was arrested in Indianapolis an incident with a truck driver where he was stabbed and hospitalized. He was in the city to call the Colts vs Las Vegas Raiders game.
Sanchez, 38, was arrested in hospital on suspicion of felony battery. Police said Sanchez was stabbed multiple times after allegedly attacking a truck driver while intoxicated.
The trucker, who has claimed self-defense and has not been charged, is suing him and Fox Sports for unspecified damages.
On October 12, Sanchez was briefly booked in Indianapolis having left hospital. His mugshot was taken and as he left the jail, spoke briefly with a reporter.
Mark Sanchez, with wife Perry Mattfield, appears to be finished with Fox as a broadcaster
Super Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees appears to be in line to take Sanchez's spot
Perry Tole, a grease truck driver, is seen lying in a hospital bed, covered in blood with a huge gash on his face and a brace around his neck
Sanchez's mugshot after he left hospital
'I'm just focused on my recovery,' Sanchez said, with his right arm in a sling. 'I just wanted to thank the first responders. I want to thank the surgeon... she saved my life. I'm recovering slowly.'
A trial date has been scheduled for Dec. 11. At a preliminary hearing on October 22, Sanchez was not present due to his ongoing recovery, his defense attorney said.
Sanchez, a fomer NFL quarterback himself with multiple teams across the league, has been allowed by the court to return home to California while he remains free on bond.
The 46-year-old Brees, meanwhile, is expected to join Fox until the end of next season and will soon be able to call the likes of Tom Brady and Greg Olsen his colleagues.
As a player, Brees won the Super Bowl once, in 2010, with the New Orleans Saints when they beat the Indianapolis Colts 32-17 in Florida.
After retiring in 2020, Brees joined NBC as a color commentator but left after one season.
It ended on a bad note, with Brees roundly criticized by fans for his calling during the January 2022 playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders.
But an opening with Fox represents a significant opportunity for Brees to now establish himself as one of the game's most notable analysts.
Fox Sports has been contacted for comment.
