The NFL has suspended San Francisco 49ers principal owner Jed York for six games and fined him $500,000 for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy after his August arrest in an Ohio prostitution case.
York will miss three more games before he can return on October 20, 2026, after the NFL credited the first three games of the season toward his six-game suspension. He stayed away from those games and league meetings while the league investigated the case.
The discipline follows York’s August 24 decision to plead no contest to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools in Columbiana County, Ohio. Prosecutors reduced an original charge of engaging in prostitution before the case was resolved.
According to court records, York was arrested August 23 in East Palestine after allegedly responding to an online advertisement and arranging to pay a woman $140 for sexual activity. The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force conducted the operation with assistance from local police.
His sentence included concurrent one-day jail terms with credit for time already served, a $1,150 fine, and completion of an online course.
The NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy applies to owners, players, coaches and other league personnel. It says ownership and club or league management are held to a higher standard and may face more significant discipline for violations.
The NFL imposed the same six-game suspension and $500,000 fine on then-Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay in 2014 after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor impaired-driving charge.
In an October 2 statement, York accepted the NFL’s decision and apologized to his family, the 49ers organization, fans, and business partners. He called his conduct an “inexcusable mistake” and said he took full responsibility.
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