Mark Sanchez, a former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst, was arrested for three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — after being stabbed early Saturday morning in downtown Indianapolis.

Sanchez, 38, is recovering in a nearby hospital, where he’s still located as of 5:15 p.m. ET Saturday, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, which reported that he’s not yet been booked into jail.

“The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will make the final charging decision,” the latest IMPD statement reads. “An arrest is merely an accusation, and Sanchez should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.”

Sanchez was scheduled to call the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 5 home game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he will no longer work the game. Brady Quinn, an analyst for Fox’s college football pregame show, “Big Noon Kickoff,” will fill in for Sanchez on the Colts-Raiders broadcast, Fox told Front Office Sports.

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The IMPD first released a statement around 2:15 p.m. ET Saturday about the incident, which occurred near Senate Avenue and West Washington Street around 12:30 a.m. ET.

The “physical disturbance” involved two adult males, resulting in one man receiving lacerations and the other “sustaining injuries consistent with stab wounds,” according to the IMPD.

Police believe it was an isolated incident between the two men and not a random act of violence, per the IMPD’s first statement. Both men are not local residents, according to IMPD.

According to FOX59/CBS4, the incident began over a parking dispute involving a food delivery driver who is claiming self-defense. The outlet reported:

“The second individual involved in the incident reportedly told police he was making a food delivery when Sanchez told him to leave and that he couldn’t park in the alley. The victim claimed Sanchez became aggressive and used pepper spray. This is when the individual claimed to stab Sanchez in self-defense.”

Before joining the broadcast booth, Sanchez spent 10 seasons in the NFL. The New York Jets drafted him No. 5 overall out of USC in 2009. Playing for Rex Ryan, Sanchez quarterbacked the Jets to back-to-back AFC championship games in his first two years in the league.

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The Jets offered well-wishes to their former quarterback on social media, saying on X: “Sending our thoughts and love to Mark Sanchez and his family. Hoping for a speedy recovery, 6.”

After five years in New York, Sanchez finished his career as a backup, making stops in Philadelphia (2014-15), Denver (2016), Dallas (2016), Chicago (2017) and Washington (2018).