Russell Wilson is used to blitzes, but not like this. After his name surfaced in newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the New York Giants quarterback moved quickly to shut down any suggestion that he had a real connection to the disgraced financier. In a flurry of social media posts, he framed the whole thing as a brief brush with a “random” broker and made it clear he wants no part of Epstein’s legacy.
The episode dropped into an already complicated stretch of Wilson’s career, with his on-field future in New York under the microscope and his public image still central to his brand. So when his name popped up in the Epstein files, he did not wait for the rumor mill to spin. He answered it himself, loudly, and in his own words.
How Wilson’s Name Landed in the Epstein Files
The mention of Wilson traces back to emails released by the U.S. Justice Department, which suggested the quarterback once considered buying one of Jeffrey Epstein’s private planes. The correspondence, sent in 2013, described a potential sale involving a high-profile NFL player, and later reporting connected that description to Wilson. That was enough for his name to show up in the latest batch of Epstein-related material, even though the deal never actually happened.
From there, the story followed a familiar modern script: a dense legal document gets mined for recognizable names, those names hit social media, and context gets flattened into speculation. In Wilson’s case, the link was a proposed aircraft purchase, not a social relationship with Epstein himself. The emails referenced a possible transaction involving a private jet, and that narrow business angle, rather than any personal tie, is what pulled Wilson into the dragnet of names.
“NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!”: Wilson’s Instant Rebuttal
Wilson did not tiptoe into his response. On X, he fired off a post that captured both his frustration and his faith-first public persona, writing, “NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not TODAY satan!” as he addressed the speculation. In that same message, he said “Some random plane broker tried to sell me a plane,” insisting he had “no idea whose plane” it was and that he never went through with the purchase, a denial that matched the language later highlighted in coverage of his post.
He doubled down on that framing in another explanation, saying a “Some Random” broker approached him about the aircraft and stressing that he “Never talked nor Never met” Epstein at any point. That emphatic repetition of “Never” was central to his message, which he shared as part of a longer statement thanking God that he did not get pulled into any business with the financier. The quarterback’s choice to lean on capital letters and spiritual language, including the “Not TODAY satan!” line, underscored how personally he took the need to separate himself from the scandal, a tone echoed in accounts that quoted his full post.
The Plane Broker, the Denials, and What Wilson Says Really Happened
Behind the viral quotes is a relatively simple story, at least as Wilson tells it. He says that earlier in his career, a broker reached out about a private jet, pitching him on a potential purchase that would have put him in the same rarefied air as other superstar athletes who travel on their own planes. According to his social media explanation, that broker was just “Some random” intermediary, and Wilson maintains he had no idea the aircraft was connected to Epstein when the offer came in, a detail that aligns with the way he described the encounter in the initial reports.
From Wilson’s camp, the message is even more direct. A representative told local media that the quarterback “never purchased the aircraft, nor was he aware that any aircraft he considered purchasing was connected to Jeffrey Epstein,” emphasizing that the mere discussion of a sale is what led to his name appearing in the documents. That clarification, relayed in follow-up coverage, is meant to draw a bright line between a cold-call style pitch and any deeper relationship. Wilson’s own posts echo that line, stressing that he walked away from the idea and that his only “association” with Epstein’s world came through an unsolicited sales email.
Giants Context: A Quarterback Under the Microscope
All of this is landing while Wilson’s football life is already under heavy scrutiny. The Giants signed the 36-year-old quarterback ahead of the 2025 season, betting that his championship pedigree could stabilize a franchise that has been searching for a long-term answer under center. He opened the year as the Giants’ QB1 but stumbled to an 0-3 start, and his grip on the job loosened quickly as the team turned to rookie Jaxson Dart. That on-field turbulence meant Wilson was already a talking point in New York before his name ever intersected with the Epstein saga.
His actual production did not help quiet the noise. After joining the Giants, Wilson completed 65-of 110 passes, a 59.1% rate, for 778 yards before being benched, numbers that fall well short of his peak years in Seattle. The Giants fan base, already restless, has not been shy about questioning whether the team hitched itself to a fading star. Against that backdrop, any off-field headline, even one rooted in a failed plane purchase, risks becoming part of a broader narrative about a veteran quarterback fighting to hang on.
Social Media Whiplash and the Vanishing Viral Post
The speed of the story’s rise and partial disappearance says a lot about how reputations live online now. Wilson’s “NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not TODAY satan!” post on X quickly went viral, as fans and critics alike shared the clip of a franchise quarterback swatting away an Epstein-related mention in real time. At one point, the message was attached to a flurry of replies and quote-tweets before the original post could no longer be easily found, a twist noted in reporting on the viral tweet itself.
Even with that initial post fading from timelines, Wilson’s words kept circulating through screenshots, rewrites and new platforms. One recap of the saga highlighted how he said he was “ABSOLUTELY NOT” aware that the jet he considered in 2019 belonged to Epstein, a phrase that showed up in coverage of his comments on Threads. Another summary of the backlash noted that The NFL quarterback publicly denied any involvement, stressing that he never purchased, owned or discussed a private plane connected to Epstein, language that mirrored the tone of his response as it spread across social media.
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