Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is “still recovering” from being stabbed during a fight with a grease truck driver in Indianapolis, his lawyer revealed in court Wednesday. 3

Sanchez, a former Jets QB and Fox Sports analyst, was not required to appear for the short hearing in Indianapolis, nor will he be required to appear for the next hearing on Dec. 2, Judge James Osborn said.

“Thank you for allowing our client to be excused today,” defense attorney Tim Delaney said. “He is still recovering from injuries.”

Sanchez, 38, previously pleaded not guilty to charges of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication for the Oct. 4 altercation with Perry Tole, 69.

Tole, a grease truck driver, was parked at a Westin Hotel’s loading

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