Mark Sanchez Retiring From NFL to Become College Football Analyst for ABC and ESPN
By Jerry Trotta
After playing just nine games since the 2014 season, most skeptics and pundits have been waiting for Mark Sanchez to call it a career.
Well, the former USC star has finally confirmed all of our inklings, and has called it quits after eight seasons in the NFL, though he won't go unemployed.
Per Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, the 32-year-old will become a college football analyst for ABC and ESPN. Marchand understands that Sanchez is replacing Mack Brown, who of course, left to become the head coach at North Carolina.
Former #Jets QB Mark Sanchez is retiring from the NFL and will join ABC/ESPN as a college football analyst, per @AndrewMarchand.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) July 23, 2019
The Sanchize will be most remembered for appearing in back-to-back AFC Championship Games with the New York Jets and HC Rex Ryan. Since then, however, his career has endured an utter tailspin.
Since 2011, Sanchez has thrown more interceptions (38) than he has touchdowns (31), and hasn't been a true starter since he was under center eight times for Philadelphia in 2014.
Over the last three campaigns, he has spent time as a backup with the likes of the Eagles, Cowboys, and Redskins.
BREAKING NEWS: Mark Sanchez retires from NFL for high-profile ESPN job https://t.co/o6wX6tPz76 via @nypostsports
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 23, 2019
Did you really think we would pay tribute to Sanchez's career without mentioning the infamous butt-fumble on Thanksgiving against the Patriots in 2012?
In all seriousness: enjoy retirement, Sanchez. And good luck in the booth.