Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was not in attendance at a pretrial hearing as he prepares to face charges in relation to a violent incident in Indianapolis earlier this month.

“Thank you for allowing our client to be excused from today’s hearing,” Sanchez’s attorney Tim Delaney said inside a Marion County, Indiana, courtroom on Wednesday, October 22. “He’s still recovering from the injuries he sustained and the medical intervention.”

Delaney said Sanchez’s recovery process is “ongoing” and “may impact some of the dates” as the case moves forward.

For now, however, Judge James B. Osborn set a final pretrial hearing for December 2 before the jury trial begins on December 11.

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