As 49ers owner Jed York awaits word on a possible suspension by the NFL, York’s apparent [self-imposed suspension](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/some-believe-jed-york-will-self-suspend-regardless-of-league-action) will continue.
Via Adam Schefter of ESPN, York [will not attend](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49989547/sources-49ers-owner-jed-york-attend-home-opener) Sunday’s home opener, against the Dolphins.
Schefter also notes that York made the trip to Australia for the Week 1 game against the Rams, but he did not attend the contest in Melbourne.
Meanwhile, an unnamed source tells Schefter that the NFL is expected to make a decision on York’s Personal Conduct Policy discipline “soon.”
On August 24, York pleaded no contest to a pair of misdemeanors in Ohio, the day after he was arrested in connection with a failed effort to arrange a rendezvous with a prostitute.
Because the legal case is over, there’s no impediment to the NFL’s decision-making process. It’s possible that the league office and York are attempting to negotiate a punishment that would not be appealed by York, further prolonging the story — and causing it to generate more headlines.
The overriding question is whether, in the end, the league will be true to its claim that it holds owners to a higher standard, or whether the punishment will be perceived as being equivalent to (or possibly even less than) the sanction a player would experience.
Sunday’s game is a rematch of Super Bowl XIX, a much-hyped showdown between Joe Montana and Dan Marino. The 49ers won easily in the game played at Stanford Stadium, 38-16.