{"id":448956,"date":"2026-01-31T06:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448956\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:05:08","slug":"will-nfl-punish-giants-steve-tisch-after-he-lands-in-epstein-files-heres-what-history-tell-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448956\/","title":{"rendered":"Will NFL punish Giants\u2019 Steve Tisch after he lands in Epstein files? Here\u2019s what history tell us."},"content":{"rendered":"

What now for Giants<\/a> co-owner Steve Tisch? <\/p>\n

On Friday, he landed in the Epstein files<\/a>, with emails showing he relied on notorious convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to arrange encounters with women, though there are no indications they were underage. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible that Tisch, who turns 77 next month, completely steps away<\/a> from the Giants \u2014 either on his own or amid pressure from co-owner John Mara and others who lead the franchise. <\/p>\n

Yet if Tisch insists on sticking around, could the NFL punish him? And what might that discipline look like? <\/p>\n

An NFL spokesman on Friday did not return a message from NJ Advance Media seeking comment on Tisch\u2019s inclusion in the Epstein files. A Giants spokesman also did not return a message seeking comment. <\/p>\n

Over the years, the league has punished owners for various infractions. Obviously, every situation is different. So it\u2019s difficult to say exactly how commissioner Roger Goodell might handle Tisch\u2019s involvement with Epstein. But you\u2019d think Goodell would have to do … something. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at NFL owners who have faced punishment from the league. <\/p>\n

(For the purposes of this, we are excluding owners who have a minority stake \u2014 and also excluding punishment for football-related infractions like tampering, Spygate or Deflategate.) <\/p>\n

\u2022 Daniel Snyder, Commanders: He sold the team in 2023 amid financial issues and mounting pressure from his fellow owners. Snyder was a disaster for years, with issues ranging from sexual harassment and enabling a toxic workplace culture to investigations into financial improprieties and hush money payments. <\/p>\n

As Snyder sold the Commanders for $6.05 billion, the NFL fined him $60 million for sexual harassment and withholding revenue from the league. <\/p>\n

The difference with Tisch, of course, is that he doesn\u2019t own all of the Giants. And even if he stepped aside, his family \u2014 likely led by his brother, Jonathan \u2014 could maintain its controlling stake in the organization. <\/p>\n

\u2022 David Tepper, Panthers: In 2023, the league fined him $300,000 for throwing a drink at a Jaguars fan during a game in Jacksonville. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Jerry Jones, Cowboys: Last season, Jones earned a $250,000 fine for flipping his middle finger at fans during a Cowboys-Jets game at MetLife Stadium. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Bud Adams, Titans: Another middle finger moment. Adams got a $250,000 fine from the NFL for flipping off the Bills\u2019 bench from his suite in 2009. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Jim Irsay, Colts: In 2014, Irsay got a six-game suspension and a $500,000 fine. The punishment came after he pleaded guilty to driving while impaired. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Jerry Richardson, Panthers: A league investigation into sexual and racial misconduct by Richardson in Carolina\u2019s workplace resulted in a $2.75 million fine for him in 2018. At that point, he was already on his way out of the league, having sold the Panthers to Tepper. <\/p>\n

Richardson essentially sold the team under pressure. The Panthers initiated an investigation into him. The league took over the investigation soon thereafter. Richardson then quickly announced he would sell. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Eddie DeBartolo, 49ers: He was involved in the 1998 corruption case of Edwin Edwards, Louisiana\u2019s ex-governor. DeBartolo wound up pleading guilty to failing to report a felony and got two years of probation, plus a $1 million fine. In addition to that, the NFL barred him from actively controlling the 49ers for one year, effectively ending his ownership run. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What now for Giants co-owner Steve Tisch? On Friday, he landed in the Epstein files, with emails showing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,49726,593,85],"class_list":["post-448956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-color","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}