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Goodell backs Tisch and York attending NFL meeting
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended Steve Tisch and Jed York at the league’s fall meeting on Wednesday.
Tisch remains chairman of the New York Giants’ board, although his family transferred its ownership stakes to their children.
His name appeared more than 400 times in files about Jeffrey Epstein, and Tisch has said he knew Epstein but denied visiting his island.
Goodell said the league was comfortable with Tisch participating as the Giants recommend, and that it would review any new information.
York has returned to representing the San Francisco 49ers after serving a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
He was arrested in an Ohio prostitution sting and pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors.
The league says its discipline of York is complete, while it may revisit Tisch’s case if new information emerges.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended Steve Tisch and Jed York attending the league’s two-day fall meeting.
Goodell said the league was comfortable with Tisch participating as the Giants’ representative.
Tisch remains the Giants’ executive vice president and board chairman, and Goodell said the league would assess any new information about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
York attended the meeting after completing a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
York had pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors after an arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting.
- Who
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended Steve Tisch and Jed York attending the meeting.
- What
- Tisch and York attended the NFL’s two-day fall meeting.
- When
- The meeting took place on October 21, 2026. York attended after completing his six-game suspension.
- Where
- The article identifies the event as the NFL’s fall meeting but does not state its location.
- Why
- Goodell said he was comfortable with Tisch participating as the Giants suggested. York’s suspension had concluded, allowing him to represent the 49ers again.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department mentioned Tisch’s name more than 400 times.
Tisch and his siblings transferred their stakes to their children.
York was arrested in a prostitution sting in Ohio.
Goodell defended Tisch’s and York’s attendance at the NFL’s fall meeting.
York attended the league meeting after completing his six-game suspension.
- Meeting
- NFL’s two-day annual fall meeting
- Tisch
- New York Giants executive vice president and board chairman
- Epstein files
- Tisch’s name mentioned more than 400 times
- York suspension
- Six games
- York fine
- $500,000
- York plea
- No contest to two misdemeanors
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What people are saying
Everything we've looked at, we understand and I think we're comfortable with him participating as the Giants suggest.
I think always we'll look to see if there's any new information. We'll look at it, and we'll evaluate that.
We saw a violation and we dealt with it from a discipline standpoint. That concluded now, so he’ll be back representing the 49ers.
We went through a full process, obviously, to understand the facts, to understand the issues.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Steve Tisch: “I think we're comfortable with him participating as the Giants suggest."