INDIANAPOLIS — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez isn’t expected to return to the Fox Sports NFL booth anytime soon.

The 38-year-old Sanchez will miss his third straight week of games Sunday as he continues to recover after police said he was stabbed during a fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel Oct. 4.

Sanchez faces a felony battery charge , along with several misdemeanor charges, for what prosecutors have said was a fight over parking. Sanchez and Fox Sports also face a civil lawsuit filed by 69-year-old Perry Tole.

A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Wednesday in Marion County court.

Fox Sports has not said anything publicly about Sanchez since saying he was injured Oct. 4.

A police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accoste

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