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The NFL released a statement Monday after New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch was found to have corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.
The emails were released last week as part of the Justice Department’s dump of more than 3 million documents related to the investigation into the human trafficker and child molester. The league’s statement came 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 warms up 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 reports and Steve’s response,” the NFL said. “Our office will investigate the matter to understand the facts.”
Some of the emails exchanged between Epstein and Tisch appeared to show the two women arguing.
An April 2023 thread showed Tisch asking Epstein if an unnamed woman was “pro or civilian.” Epstein said his team reached out to the woman. He later added that she wanted to go to a play with Tisch but was “frightened by the age difference.”
Another exchange, from June 2013, showed Tisch and Epstein arranging a potential meeting in New York.
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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch on the sidelines 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 assumed control of the team in 2005 after his father had purchased a majority stake in the team in 1991.
Epstein was found dead in a federal prison cell in Manhattan on August 10, 2019. It was later ruled a suicide. He faces up to 45 years in prison for crimes related to sex trafficking with minors.
Tisch released a statement through the Giants on Friday when the emails came to light.
“We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about grown women, and in addition we discussed movies, philanthropy and investments. I did not accept him on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a horrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with,” Tisch said.
The Justice Department released a trove of Epstein documents on December 19 following President Trump’s signing of 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.
