San Francisco 49ers owner and CEO Jed York found out Friday exactly what it costs to get caught in a police sting — six games on the sideline and a $500,000 hit to the wallet.

The NFL announced the punishment Friday, closing out its review of York's August 23 arrest in East Palestine, Ohio, where police said he attempted to pay for sex with a woman he believed to be a prostitute during an undercover operation. Prosecutors ultimately amended the original prostitution charge down to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools — the second count tied to York's use of his phone to respond to the undercover ad. York pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors.

His sentence in the criminal case was comparatively light: one day in jail, credited as time served, a $1,150 fine, and an online course. The $160 he'd brought to the encounter was seized and donated to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.

The League's Punishment Goes Further

The NFL's penalty is steeper, and notably, the league is backdating it. York had already stayed away from the team for San Francisco's first three regular-season games this season, and the NFL is counting all three toward his six-game suspension — meaning he has three games left to serve and will be eligible to return to team activities after the 49ers' Week 6 Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders on October 19.

The league's six-game, $500,000 framework mirrors the punishment handed down in 2014 to the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who received the identical penalty after pleading guilty to driving while impaired — effectively setting the going rate for personal conduct violations by NFL owners.

THIS WAS AN INEXCUSABLE MISTAKE AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

York issued a statement accepting the league's findings in full. "Today, the NFL concluded its review, and I accept its decision in full," he said, adding, "Leading the 49ers is a privilege, and one I don't take lightly. Your trust will have to be earned back over time."

The suspension bars York from 49ers facilities, games and all football-related activities for the duration, though it does not affect his ownership stake in the franchise. With the penalty now resolved, the 49ers organization can turn its attention back to the field — while York serves out the final stretch of a suspension that's cost him both money and three more weeks on the outside looking in.