“I’m Still General Manager of the Team”: Joe Schoen Makes Feelings Known on Giants Hiring Dawn Aponte as Senior VP of Football Ops & Strategy
Joe Schoen says Giants will consider all options for their top-five 2026 draft pick amid ongoing criticism of co-owner Steve Tisch's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- On Tuesday at the NFL Combine, Joe Schoen said he was open to trading the No. 5 overall pick at the 2026 NFL Draft and will keep all options open, including moving back or staying put.
- Reporting on Jan. 30 and Feb. 12 showed email exchanges between Steve Tisch, the Giants co-owner, and Jeffrey Epstein, prompting criticism of the club and league for inaction.
- On the roster front, Schoen noted edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux carries a $14.7 million cap hit and remains a potential trade candidate while he catches up on scouting after the coaching search.
- As a consequence, Joe Schoen now faces questions about the Giants' response to Steve Tisch's ownership amid public outcry, while Roger Goodell could invoke the NFL personal conduct policy citing past owners Jerry Richardson and Daniel Snyder.
- Under that pressure, Schoen must weigh drafting an offensive lineman if Jermaine Eluemunor leaves or adding a receiver beside Malik Nabers, amid a rebuild that went over 90% in losses.
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The New York Giants Have A Jeffrey Epstein Problem Even If Club And NFL Have Not Substantively Addressed It
INDIANAPOLIS – The New York Giants would gladly have you question their problem stopping the run or keeping quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skatettebo healthy, but this legacy NFL franchise has a much bigger and darker problem in that minority owner Steve Tisch was associated with Jeffrey Epstein.And Tisch, while forced to admit to the relationship, has not stepped aside.And the Giants, recognizing the cloud they are under, are refu…
10 Giants takeaways from John Harbaugh, Joe Schoen NFL Combine pressers
INDIANAPOLIS — Giants head coach John Harbaugh and GM Joe Schoen didn’t divulge their entire 2026 offseason plan on Tuesday at the NFL Combine. In fact, they laid far fewer breadcrumbs than in previous years of Schoen’s tenure. But they did cover a lot of the key players and topics that will be critical to determining how they build this roster for the regular season next fall. Here are 10 key takeaways from Harbaugh and Schoen, who each did two…
John Harbaugh, Joe Schoen stick to football amid Giants-Epstein questions
Speaking with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday in Indianapolis, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen and new head coach Jim Harbaugh declined to discuss team co-owner Steve Tisch's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
NFL’s and Giants’ inaction on Steve Tisch-Jeffrey Epstein emails is shameful
INDIANAPOLIS — There should be no focus at this week’s NFL Combine on players that the Giants have flagged for character concerns. There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report. Not while the NFL and the Giants continue to do nothing about co-owner Steve Tisch‘s documented connection to late convicted sex …
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