Archive · 3 Oct 2026
NFL suspends 49ers owner Jed York for six games
The NFL has suspended 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fined him $500,000.
The league said he broke its personal conduct rules.
The punishment followed a case in Ohio after York was arrested in August.
He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges.
As part of an agreement, the prostitution charge was changed to disorderly conduct.
York has already missed three games, and those count toward his suspension.
He can return on October 20.
York apologized and said he takes responsibility for what happened.
He also said he hopes to earn back people’s trust.
The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fined him $500,000 for violating its personal conduct policy.
The punishment followed York’s no-contest plea in Ohio to misdemeanor charges stemming from an August arrest.
As part of a plea agreement, the prostitution charge was amended to misdemeanor disorderly conduct; he also faced a criminal-tools charge.
York missed the 49ers’ first three games, and those absences count toward his suspension; he is eligible to return October 20.
York apologized, called his conduct an inexcusable mistake, and said he would work to earn back trust.
- Who
- San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York and the NFL.
- What
- The NFL suspended York for six games and fined him $500,000 under its personal conduct policy.
- When
- The NFL announced the punishment on Friday; York is eligible to return October 20.
- Where
- The NFL discipline followed York’s Ohio misdemeanor case.
- Why
- The league said York violated its personal conduct policy following his no-contest plea in Ohio.
- Suspension
- Six games
- Fine
- $500,000
- Return eligibility
- October 20
- Games already missed
- Three; those absences count toward the suspension
- Ohio plea
- No contest to misdemeanor charges
- Plea agreement
- The prostitution charge was amended to misdemeanor disorderly conduct
- York’s court penalties
- $1,150 in fines and one day in jail on each charge, served concurrently; one day was considered served