Mark Sanchez Promises 'Raw, Unfiltered Look' at NFL in New Digital Show, 'Rearview'

Mark Sanchez’s admitted "preference" is to interview as many quarterbacks as possible on his new FOX Sports digital show, even though they’re usually the most interviewed players in the NFL. The way he sees it, they all still have stories to tell.

And he’s the perfect person to get them to tell them.

"We’ve walked down the same tunnels and had the same grueling practices," Sanchez told me. "That means a lot between players."

He’s counting on that, because his plan is for "Rearview," his new digital show out now, to be "a raw, unfiltered look" at life in the NFL. He plans to talk to "impact players" around the league, at every position, and plans to interview several NFL head coaches, too.

The debut episode features Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, fresh off his 27-21 upset of the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs this past Friday in Brazil.

"There’s a respect, a mutual respect really, especially quarterback to quarterback, but also NFL player to NFL player," Sanchez, the former Jets quarterback, said. "Understanding that person’s perspective and what they’re going through gives some of these players a chance to really open up and give you something they might not have told anybody else, just because they know I’ll be able to understand it. 

"I think that’s one big advantage for our show."

Mark Sanchez has long been able to forge strong connections with fellow athletes. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The 38-year-old Sanchez, now a veteran NFL analyst for FOX, landed the job as part of a collaboration with "best bud" Scott McKnight, a former Jets teammate whom he’s known since he was 7 years old. McKnight founded a company called GOAT Farm Media that was looking to begin a new digital show.

"When he