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The NFL has handed down its punishment to San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York following his prostitution-related arrest over the summer.
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The league announced Friday York was given a six-game suspension and $500,000 fine for violating its personal conduct policy. York was arrested in Ohio by the East Palestine Police Department on Aug. 23 and pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools after initially being cited on misdemeanor charges of engaging in prostitution.
The league said in a statement that York has been away from the 49ers during their 3-0 start to the season and those three games count toward his suspension. That makes him eligible to return Oct. 20, the day after San Francisco’s Week 6 contest against the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.
York was arrested after responding to an online prostitution by the Miami Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, which confiscated his cellphone and $160 in cash. York posted $5,000 bond and faced $1,285 in fines.
“Today, the NFL concluded its review, and I accept its decision in full,” York said in a statement issued to the team’s local reporters. “To my family, to the players, coaches, and employees of the San Francisco 49ers, to our fans and partners, I am deeply sorry.
“This was an inexcusable mistake and I take full responsibility. What I did does not reflect my values or the man I strive to be for my family. While I fell short of the model I want to set for my sons, I now hope to show them the importance of owning up to one’s failures, and that even our worst moments teach us to be better.
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“Leading the 49ers is a privilege, and one I don’t take lightly. Your trust will have to be earned back over time, and I look forward to that work ahead.”
York, 46, has been the team’s principal owner since 2024 after purchasing equity shares from his family. He previously served as the team’s acting governor and CEO beginning in 2008. He oversaw the construction of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, which opened in 2014 and earlier this year became the first U.S. stadium to host the Super Bowl and World Cup this year.
The team has gone to three Super Bowls since he’s taken over as the team’s top executive but hasn’t won a championship since 1994, when the team was owned by his uncle, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.
York and his wife, Danielle, filed for divorce in May, according to Santa Clara Superior Court documents. York is from Youngstown, Ohio.
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