Mark Sanchez , a Fox Sports analyst and former NFL quarterback, has now been charged with a felony following a stabbing incident in Indianapolis over the weekend that left him injured.

During a press conference on Monday with Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey, Mears announced that Sanchez was facing a level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury charge. The new charge carries a potential sentence of up to six years in prison.

Sanchez was initially facing misdemeanor charges — for alleged battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — but once they learned more about the victim’s current medical condition, Mears said “it became clear to us that additional charges neede

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