Giants' Russell Wilson denies Epstein ties after emails allege he had interest buying plane

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News on Feb 2, 2026

Published in Football

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NEW YORK — Russell Wilson issued a stern denial of any association with Jeffrey Epstein after emails released by the Department of Justice referenced the quarterback’s alleged interest in purchasing a plane from the disgraced financier.

Multiple emails referring to Wilson were exchanged by Epstein, his longtime pilot Larry Visoski and his accountant Richard Kahn in early 2019, according to documents made public by the DOJ.

“NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not TODAY satan!” Wilson, an impending NFL free agent who spent the 2025 season with the Giants, wrote on social media.

“Some Random plane broker tried to sell me a plane. I had no idea whose plane and never bought the plane. Never talked nor Never met the man. Thank God!!!”

The emails naming Wilson were allegedly sent a few months before Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019. About a month after his arrest, Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan prison cell in what officials ruled a suicide.

One email sent from Visoski to Epstein on Jan. 27, 2019, claimed “Russell Wilson (Seattle SeaHawks quarterback) is calling Gary non-Stop since his viewing yesterday. He wants your GIV,” according to the DOJ documents.

That email also allegedly stated, “Russell wants to sign his new contract with Seattle SeaHawks before letting the media and his team know that he is Purchasing a Plane, he is concerned it will effect (sic) his contract negotiations for some reason??”

Millions of documents from the Epstein files were released by the DOJ on Friday afternoon.

Included in the latest release were emails allegedly between Epstein and Giants co-owner Steve Tisch that referred to connecting with women.

According to the DOJ documents, those emails were exchanged in April 2013, when Epstein was already a convicted sex offender.

Tisch has denied any wrongdoing.

“We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments,” Tisch said in a statement. “I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.”

The files are being released as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed and President Trump signed into law in November.

On Monday, Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers reacted to an X post that read, “The FBI had all this evidence and did NOTHING,” by posting a meme of a character from the Bounce TV show “Last Call” who held out his hands in apparent agreement.

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