The Department of Justice released millions of files associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Jan. 30. Included in these files were emails exchanged by the disgraced financier and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch.
The NFL acknowledged it would "look into the matter" in a statement released Feb. 2, just hours before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's annual state of the league address as part of Super Bowl opening night.
"The league is aware of the reports and Steve's response," the league said in a statement. "Our office will look into the matter to understand the facts."
Goodell was asked to elaborate about the Tisch-Epstein connection and whether the 76-year-old Giants co-owner would be subject to the NFL's personal conduct policy.
"We are going to look at all the facts," Goodell said. "We're going to look at the context of those and try to understand that. We'll look at how that falls under the policy, but I think we take one step at a time. Let's get the facts first."
