Mark Sanchez, former quarterback for the New York Jets, and his current employer, Fox Sports, are being sued by the man he allegedly attacked prior to being stabbed over the weekend.

The lawsuit, filed by 69-year-old truck driver Perry Tole, claims “assault and battery against Sanchez, and of negligent hiring, retention and supervision against Fox,” per Sports Illustrated .

The stabbing occurred in Indianapolis over the weekend. Sanchez was in town covering the matchup between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders for Fox Sports. Per the Daily Mail :

The ex-NFL quarterback and Fox Sports commentator, who was in town to cover Sunday’s game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders, was arrested for battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxicatio

See Full Page