Did 49ers owner Jed York violate NFL conduct policy? Commissioner says it’s ‘being reviewed’
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- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is reviewing whether 49ers owner Jed York violated its personal conduct policy after his arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting.
- York pleaded no contest to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, receiving a one-day jail sentence and $1,150 in fines and forfeiting $160 seized in the sting.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters Wednesday that the league is looking into whether San Francisco 49ers owner and chief executive Jed York violated its personal conduct policy after his arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting.
“It’s being reviewed under the personal conduct policy,” Goodell said at the owners’ meetings in Atlanta. “We’ll do that, and when there’s something to be reported, we’ll talk.”
For the record:
2:13 a.m. Aug. 28, 2026An earlier version of this article incorrectly described Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s misdemeanor charge that was later dismissed. The article has been updated to correctly describe the incident.
York was arrested on Sunday by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force after responding to an online prostitution ad that actually was set up by local officers.
San Francisco 49ers owner and Chief Executive John ‘Jed’ York was arrested after responding to an online ad advertising a prostitute that ended up being a sting, according to an arrest report.
The 45-year-old executive originally faced misdemeanor charges of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools (in this case, the phone he used to set up the encounter). On Monday, however, the prostitution charge was changed to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. York pleaded no contest on both counts.
He was sentenced to one day in jail for both charges, to be served concurrently, and was credited with having served one day when he pleaded no contest. York also was fined $1,150, and $160 seized in the sting was given to the task force as part of his plea.
York still could face discipline from the NFL. The personal conduct policy states that “everyone who is a part of the league” must refrain from behavior detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the NFL.
The NFL announced it has permanently eliminated the Pro Bowl game, which has been in existence since 1951.
The policy also states that “ownership and club or league management have traditionally been held to a higher standard and will be subject to more significant discipline” if a violation has taken place.
In 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution at a Florida massage parlor. The charge eventually was dropped after a court ruled that video and audio from secretly installed cameras at the massage parlor could not be used as evidence. The NFL investigated but did not discipline Kraft.
York, who has been the 49ers’ CEO since 2008, became the principal owner in 2024. His family has owned the team since 1977.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
