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The NFL released a statement Monday after New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.
The emails were released last week as part of the Justice Department’s collection of more than 3 million documents related to the investigation into the human trafficker and child sex offender. The league’s statement comes as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was scheduled to hold his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference with reporters.
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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch during warmups before the National Football League game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants on October 28, 2018, at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“The league is aware of the information and Steve’s response,” the NFL said. “Our office will look into the matter to understand the facts.”
Some of the emails exchanged between Epstein and Tisch appeared to show the two women chatting.
An April 2023 thread showed Tisch asking Epstein if an anonymous woman was “pro or civil.” Epstein said his team contacted the woman. He later added that she wanted to go see a play with Tisch but was “scared by the age difference.”
Another exchange, from June 2013, showed Tisch and Epstein planning a possible meeting in New York.
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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch on the sideline during the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium. The Giants beat the Cowboys 41-35. (Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports)
Tisch’s family owns about 45% of the Giants. He took control of the team in 2005 after his father purchased a majority stake in the team in 1991.
Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan federal prison cell on August 10, 2019. It was later ruled a suicide. He faces up to 45 years in prison for crimes related to sex trafficking of minors.
Tisch released a statement through the Giants Friday as the emails came to light.
“We had a brief association during which we exchanged emails about grown women and, in addition, we discussed films, philanthropy and investments. I responded to none of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret having been associated with,” Tisch said.
The Justice Department released a trove of Epstein documents on December 19 after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Goodell is expected to face questions about Tisch’s dealings with Epstein and whether the NFL team owner could be disciplined for it.
