Nearly six weeks after the disclosure of emails indicating that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had introduced several women to New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, the longtime NFL executive is preparing to transfer his ownership stake in the team to the next generation of his family.

According to an internal memo circulated to National Football League executives on Wednesday, Steve Tisch and his siblings, Jonathan Tisch and Laurie Tisch, have requested formal approval from the league to move their remaining 23.1 percent ownership interest in the New York Giants into family trusts established for their children. The proposal represents a significant administrative shift in the team’s ownership structure, although it may not immediately affect how the organization is run.

The memo explained that once the transfer process is completed, the current sellers will no longer directly hold any shares in the franchise. Instead, the ownership stake will be managed through trusts on behalf of their heirs, a structure often used by wealthy families to facilitate generational wealth transfer while maintaining long-term control over assets.

Despite the ownership transition, the move is not expected to significantly change the operational leadership of the Giants. A spokesperson for the team told reporters that Steve Tisch’s role with the franchise would likely remain unchanged even if the NFL’s finance committee grants approval for the transfer. When asked directly whether Tisch would still remain involved with the team’s activities, the spokesperson confirmed that the arrangement would essentially maintain the status quo.

The Tisch family has a long history with the Giants organization. Steve Tisch’s father, Preston Robert Tisch, first acquired a 50 percent ownership stake in the team in 1991, establishing the family as one of the franchise’s primary stakeholders. Over the decades that followed, the Tisch family’s involvement became deeply embedded in the team’s management and ownership structure.

The memo also noted that some portions of the Tisch family’s ownership had already been moved into trusts for the next generation in previous years. Transactions completed in 2023 and 2024 transferred additional shares connected to the Preston Robert Tisch estate into similar trust arrangements. These moves suggest that the latest transfer request is part of a broader, multi-year plan to reorganize the family’s holdings.

The Giants’ ownership structure includes multiple prominent families. Alongside the Tisch family, the Mara family remains the team’s other major controlling shareholder and has been closely associated with the franchise since its founding. In addition, the Koch family purchased a 10 percent minority stake in the Giants in 2024, adding another powerful name to the organization’s list of investors.

Steve Tisch did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the planned ownership transfer. The NFL also declined to provide an official statement regarding the request or the process currently underway within the league’s approval system.

Public scrutiny surrounding Tisch intensified earlier this year following the release of a massive collection of documents by the U.S. Department of Justice. In January, the department made more than three million records public, including emails that revealed past communication between Jeffrey Epstein and several high-profile individuals. Among those messages were exchanges between Epstein and Steve Tisch.

The emails, many of which were dated from 2013, were first reported by The Athletic. The correspondence showed that Epstein had introduced Tisch to multiple women and suggested that their relationship involved social interactions and introductions facilitated by Epstein. The messages were written roughly five years after Epstein had been convicted in Florida for soliciting a minor for prostitution, a crime that resulted in a controversial plea deal and a short jail sentence.

After the emails became public, Tisch released a statement addressing the situation and describing his connection with Epstein as limited. He characterized the relationship as a brief association that included conversations about adult women, as well as discussions related to film, philanthropic projects, and potential investments.

Tisch emphasized that he never visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island, which later became widely associated with allegations of sexual exploitation and trafficking. In his statement, he expressed regret about having interacted with Epstein at all.

He wrote that, in hindsight, Epstein was clearly a deeply troubling figure and someone he regretted ever being connected with. Tisch’s statement attempted to distance himself from Epstein’s broader network and activities.

However, the emails released in the Justice Department archive suggest that the two men communicated more directly than previously understood. According to the documents, Epstein and Tisch first met in person in April 2013 during a breakfast arranged by a mutual acquaintance. At that time, Epstein had already faced multiple lawsuits filed by alleged victims of sexual abuse.

Before that meeting, Epstein had served approximately 13 months in a work-release jail program related to his 2008 conviction. He had also been registered as a Level 3 sex offender, a classification indicating the highest risk of repeat offenses under Florida law.

Following the introduction, Epstein reportedly began connecting Tisch with women and facilitating social encounters. The emails contained exchanges in which the two discussed some of the women in language that critics later described as crude and objectifying.

In one message cited in reports, Epstein commented on Tisch’s interaction with a woman he had introduced, suggesting that she had been impressed but also concerned about the age difference between them. The message indicated that Epstein planned to continue encouraging contact between the two.

Another email included a remark from Epstein describing Tisch as a new friend with whom he shared a mutual interest in social introductions. These exchanges contributed to public questions about the nature and depth of their relationship.

The controversy eventually reached the highest levels of the NFL’s leadership. During a press conference ahead of the Super Bowl earlier this year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed questions about the situation and the league’s potential response.

Goodell said the NFL would review all available information before deciding whether further action was necessary. He explained that the league would examine the facts carefully and determine whether a formal investigation should be opened.

Since that press conference, the league has not publicly provided any updates about the matter. However, the issue has also drawn attention beyond professional football.

At a hearing held by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee last month, Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked whether the emails between Epstein and Tisch warranted additional federal scrutiny. In response, Bondi stated that the Justice Department would be willing to examine any relevant evidence that emerged.

Her comment indicated that the federal government remains open to reviewing information related to Epstein’s extensive network of contacts, which has continued to attract public attention years after his death.

As the NFL reviews the Tisch family’s ownership transfer request, questions surrounding the emails and their broader implications remain part of the public conversation. For now, however, the proposed restructuring of the Giants’ ownership appears to be moving forward as part of a long-planned family succession strategy rather than an immediate operational shift within the franchise.