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Los New York Jets they have not returned to Playoffs from NFL from the distant 2010, where his franchise quarterback at that time, the Mexican-American, Mark Sanchez managed to guide them in an outstanding season. But what happened to the number six from the concrete jungle, how did he go from being one of the most promising quarterbacks to being erased from the league?
What happened to Mark Sanchez?
Mark Travis John Sanchez was born in November 1986 in Long Beach, California, however, he comes from a mexican family who immigrated to the United States from Zacatecas. The QB showed an interest in football from an early age and for 2004 had already been named Player of the Year and Best Quarterback at the High School level.
This caught the attention of renowned universities such as Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texasamong others, but Sánchez opted for the USC Trojans. Upon his arrival in the NFL, Mark was selected in the 2009 Draft by the New York Jets. with the 17th overall pick. Not without first being warned by his university coach, Pete Carrollthat it was not the best decision “not to play his last year” and go straight to the NFL.
Mark Sanchez generated a immediate impact with the New York Jets of Rex Ryan leading his team to the AFC Final, where a loss to the Colts (30-17) de Peyton Manning It ended a dream season. They managed to repeat it the following season, where they fell a step short by falling to the Steelers (24-19) the Ben Rothelisberger.
For the 2011 season, the New York Jets they were only one game short of being able to access the Postseason. Sánchez he was singled out for substance abuse and “misspending” his fortune. Rumors of a possible move by Peyton Manning and the presence of Tim Tebow caused that Mark lost his confidence and become irregular.
After a mediocre season in 2012 and one injury in preseason that left him out of the 2013 campaign, Sanchez left the team to sign with Philadelphia Eagles where he was a substitute for two seasons. In 2016 and 2017 he had a fleeting step with the Cowboys y Bears, although it was finally cut. For 2018, Washington he hired him to fill in for Alex Smith’s injury, but he failed to get the starting job.
After announcing his retirement in 2019, Mark Sanchez got an opportunity to call college football and NFL games for Fox Sports. He later “came back home” to talk to the New York Jets in “The Official Jest Podcast: A conversation with Mark Sanchez”.
