NFL · Monday, October 5, 2026
NFL suspends 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fines him $500,000
The File desk · Oct 5, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC
Status
Confirmed that the suspension and fine were announced (NFL.com, Oct. 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m. Eastern). The court account is NFL.com’s. This desk did not fetch the Ohio docket.
- Confirmed
NFL.com reported that the league suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games and fined him $500,000 under the
.Legal instrument
NFL Personal Conduct Policy
A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked.
Policy text not yet linked
- Confirmed
The arrest, the plea, the court fine, and the original charge are NFL.com’s account. They are not from a court record this desk opened.
The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York for six games on Friday and fined him $500,000 for breaking the league’s Legal instrument A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked. Policy text not yet linkedNFL Personal Conduct Policy
This posted Friday, Oct. 2, at 2:31 p.m. Eastern. Friday’s edition and Sunday’s edition did not carry it.
NFL.com’s account: “San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has been suspended for six games and fined $500,000 for violating the NFL's Legal instrument A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked. Policy text not yet linked Legal instrument A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked. Policy text not yet linkedNFL Personal Conduct Policy
NFL Personal Conduct Policy
In a statement released by the team and quoted by NFL.com, York said: “Today, the NFL concluded its review, and I accept its decision in full.”
NFL.com, reading court records this desk did not fetch, reports a court fine of $1,150 and a one-day jail sentence, with credit for time served. NFL.com also reports that the first charge filed was prostitution, which prosecutors changed to disorderly conduct. Those sentences are NFL.com’s account.
What is still unknown or disputed
- The commissioner’s letter. NFL.com’s article is on the league’s site. The letter itself was not fetched.
- The Ohio court docket. It was not fetched.
- The text of the . Two addresses tried on Oct. 5 returned 404.
Legal instrument
NFL Personal Conduct Policy
A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked.
Policy text not yet linked
Primary sources
Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.
Source 1
Niners owner Jed York suspended six games, fined $500K by NFL for violating personal conduct policy
NFL.com · October 2, 2026
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has been suspended for six games and fined $500,000 for violating the NFL's
, the league announced Friday. Arrested Aug. 23 in East Palestine, Ohio. Pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. Three missed games count toward the suspension. He can return after the Week 6 Monday night game against the Washington Commanders on Oct. 19. “Today, the NFL concluded its review, and I accept its decision in full.” NFL.com reports a $1,150 court fine, one day in jail with credit for time served, and that an initial prostitution charge was changed to disorderly conduct.Legal instrument
NFL Personal Conduct Policy
A league rule, not a law. It lets the commissioner fine or suspend players, coaches, and owners for off-field conduct the league finds harmful. Policy text not yet linked.
Policy text not yet linked
https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-owner-jed-york-suspended-six-games-fined-500k