Former Jet Mark Sanchez deflects question about bar assault victim in first comments upon leaving prison

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez had no words for the elderly truck driver He is charged with assault when reporters approached him as they were leaving prison on Sunday.

Sanchez (38 years old) broke his week-long silence when A Crew with Fox 59 He was questioned as he left the Marion County Jail, where he was booked and processed on a felony battery charge. He limped out, looking like he was about to cry with his arm still in a sling.

When a reporter asked if the former football star had any words for Perry Toole, the 69-year-old grease truck driver who allegedly left him bloodied and bruised before the driver stabbed him in self-defense, he ignored the question.

Sanchez pivoted and emphasized that he would answer more questions in the future but “today is not that day.”

“I’m just focused on my recovery and I just want to thank the first responders, Eskenazi Hospital, Marion County Sheriff, Indianapolis Police Department, Metro Police, but I’m focused on my recovery, and I just want to see my wife. I want to see my son and my little girl,” Sanchez told the outlet.

“I’m recovering slowly,” Sanchez added.

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