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NFL suspends 49ers owner Jed York six games, fines $500,000
Original: Niners owner Jed York suspended six games, fined $500K by NFL for violating personal conduct policy
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has been suspended six games and fined $500,000 by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy, according to a report from NFL.com. The news, coming days before kickoff of the new season, immediately raises questions about what conduct triggered the punishment and who will run the franchise during his absence.
Why now: A rare league punishment of a team owner over a personal conduct violation is a highly unusual and consequential story for one of the NFL's flagship franchises.
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- Niners owner Jed York suspended six games, fined $500K by NFL for violating personal conduct policy · NFL.com
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