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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that the league is examining whether San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York should face punishment under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. The review follows York’s arrest in Ohio during a prostitution sting operation. Goodell stated the investigation would proceed according to league protocol, with findings to be disclosed once the review concludes.
York was apprehended by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force at a mobile home park in East Palestine, Ohio, after authorities alleged he attempted to solicit sex for $160. He posted a $5,000 bond following his arrest on Sunday and entered a plea deal the following day. Prosecutors initially charged him with engaging in prostitution but agreed to reduce the charge to disorderly conduct.
As part of his plea agreement, York pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and to possessing criminal tools related to using his phone to respond to an undercover prostitution advertisement online. He received a one-day jail sentence to be served concurrently on both charges and was credited with time already served. York also faced a $1,150 fine, and authorities seized the $160, which was transferred to the human trafficking task force.
The 49ers owner completed an online course as an additional condition of his plea arrangement. York spent most of the summer in the Youngstown area of Ohio, where he was raised. Court records show he filed for divorce from his wife, Danielle, in May.
NFL ownership has faced discipline previously under the personal conduct policy. Late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay received a six-game suspension and $500,000 fine in 2014 following a guilty plea to driving while impaired. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft underwent an NFL investigation but avoided punishment after his 2019 Florida arrest for allegedly soliciting sex at a massage parlor; charges were dismissed when a court determined police violated constitutional rights by secretly recording inside massage rooms.
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