The NFL suspended Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Tuesday for six games and fined him $500,000 for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
The suspension comes as Irsay pleaded guilty in an Indiana court room on Tuesday to a misdemeanor account of driving while intoxicated.
Irsay was arrested on March 16 after an officer spotted him driving slowly, stopping in the roadway and failing to use a turn signal. Officers said he failed field sobriety tests.
Irsay admitted to a judge he was under the influence of the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone when he was arrested.
Irsay will be on probation for a year and is prohibited from drinking or possessing alcohol during that time. His driver's license also was suspended for one year.
Under the terms of his league suspension, Irsay cannot attend any games or practices and is not allowed to be present at the Colts' facility. He is also barred from representing the Colts at any league-affiliated event, including league committee meetings.
Irsay is also forbidden from discussing the Colts or the NFL on his Twitter account.
The suspension takes effect at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Irsay will be eligible to return after Indianapolis' game against the Houston Texans on Oct. 9.
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