Some exterior noise is penetrating the Cardinals camp.
Former Arizona GM Steve Keim has retained authorized counsel after DeAndre Hopkins accused him of involvement in contaminating or manipulating a drug take a look at that resulted within the five-time Professional Bowler’s six-game suspension in 2022, NFL insider Ari Meirov reported Wednesday.
Keim, 53, denied the allegations in a public assertion on Tuesday.
“DeAndre Hopkins not too long ago printed after which deleted a press release falsely suggesting that I used to be chargeable for contaminating or manipulating the drug take a look at related together with his 2022 NFL suspension,” the assertion learn. “That accusation is totally false.
“I didn’t contaminate, alter, manipulate, intrude with, or trigger anybody else to intrude with DeAndre’s drug take a look at or its outcomes. I didn’t ‘set him up’ for a suspension, and I had no involvement in inflicting the take a look at consequence that led to his suspension.
“Accusing somebody of intentionally interfering with an NFL drug take a look at is a very severe allegation. It assaults my integrity, my skilled popularity, and the work I spent many years constructing within the Nationwide Soccer League. The truth that the assertion was later deleted doesn’t undo the injury brought on by publishing it to a big public viewers.
“I’ve retained counsel, Raees Mohamed, Esq., to aggressively tackle this matter and to guard my popularity and authorized rights. The related proof is being reviewed and preserved, and this matter can be dealt with via the suitable channels.”
Keim went on so as to add that he refuses to interact in “public back-and forth” or “litigating” this incident on social media with Hopkins, although he’ll “not stay silent.”
In his since-deleted Instagram put up, Hopkins mentioned “I bought arrange once I performed for his crew and misplaced 13 million. Skeme Slime was my GM, contaminated drug take a look at go determine how that occurred,” per Arizona Republic.
It’s unknown the place Hopkins is getting the $13 million determine. In keeping with Professional Soccer Speak on the time, he misplaced $5.2 million as a result of being sidelined.
Hopkins, 34, was suspended for six video games for violating the NFL’s performmance-enhancing medicine coverage in 2022. It threw off Arizona’s 2022 season, ending simply 4-13 whereas additionally dropping Kyler Murray to a torn ACL.
Keim traded for Hopkins in 2020 out of Houston.
The 2 have been collectively for 3 seasons and 4 years later, Hopkins is talking out.
After 10 years within the function, Keim left Arizona and the league following the 2022 season.
Hopkins final performed for the NFL in 2025 for the Ravens. He not too long ago joined Georgia Tech as an assistant large receivers coach in August.
