Author: Dan Wetzel

Dan WetzelFeb 27, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

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It has been four weeks since the release of emails between sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch. According to that correspondence, Epstein repeatedly connected Tisch with various women, whom Tisch occasionally referred to as “my present” or “my surprise.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in response, said during Super Bowl week that the league would “look at all the facts” to determine whether a full investigation was in order for potential violations of the league’s

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Dan WetzelFeb 2, 2026, 07:30 AM ET

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Law enforcement first investigated Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, after he was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for a massage. By 2006, as the accusations widened, the FBI got involved.

In 2010, Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in prison for “solicitation of prostitution with a minor.” Over the next few years, he settled lawsuits with numerous victims alleging similar behavior. These received extensive media coverage.

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None of this stopped New York Giants co-owner and Hollywood film producer Steve

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Dan WetzelJan 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET

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Bill Belichick spent much of his tenure with the New England Patriots convinced that the NFL establishment, particularly the league office, was out to get him.

The rest of the time, he lamented that the media was incompetent.

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Why did the Pro Football Hall of Fame snub Bill Belichick? ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and Dan Wetzel went deep on the bombshell news with Jeremy Schaap. Watch here.

Well, you can’t blame him for

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Dan WetzelJan 28, 2026, 07:20 AM ET

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If Bill Belichick isn’t a Hall of Fame coach, as the committee that determines such things believes, then you might as well not even have a Pro Football Hall of Fame.

ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham reported Tuesday that the legendary Belichick failed to earn the necessary support for enshrinement during a Jan. 13 voting session.

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It was Belichick’s first appearance on the ballot, and while he’ll get additional chances in future years, it is patently

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Dan WetzelJan 26, 2026, 04:13 PM ET

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Snowy weather played a role in the AFC Championship Game, grinding both sides — at least their offenses — to a near stop. The teams combined for just 48 fourth-quarter yards and zero points as New England held on for a 10-7 victory over Denver. The Patriots play Seattle in Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8.

For some NFL fans, drunk on a steady diet of offensive pyrotechnics and late-game shootouts, this felt anti-climactic.

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