Steve Keim Addresses the Stories Circulating About Him — Setting the Record Straight Download the Kalshi app and use code WINGO to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. Head to cozyearth.com and use code WINGO for an exclusive 20% off. Go to https://kachava.com and use code WINGO for 15% off your first order. Steve Keim is a founding member of Inside Football. When this show launched, the promise was simple — when something is real, we are going to be real about it. No spin. No PR. Just the truth, on camera, from the person involved. Two stories have been circulating that attach Steve Keim's name to serious allegations. He is here to address both directly. The Drop Shipping Scam Last July, Steve Keim was introduced to a man named Mohamed who presented a drop shipping e-commerce business opportunity. The rates of return looked legitimate. Other people Keim spoke to confirmed they were receiving payments. Over several months Keim invested, brought in members of his family including his ex-wife and son, and ultimately eight friends as well. By March and April things changed. People Keim had brought in stopped receiving payments. Keim himself was not being paid back on seven stores he had purchased. He became, in his words, extremely animated. He flew to Philadelphia to meet with Mohamed directly and verify that funds existed to cover what was owed. The walls were closing in on Mohamed. He was recently found dead in his pool in New Jersey — either murdered or by suicide. The investigation is ongoing. In the days that followed Steve Keim was contacted by the FBI. He spoke with them today. Their message was direct — he is not a suspect. He is not a person of concern. He is a victim. He has made available to investigators every text message, email, and contract he received throughout the business relationship. Between himself, his ex-wife, and his son, Keim estimates seven figures in losses. He is working with legal counsel to recover what he can. But his focus is not on himself, but on the eight friends and two family members he brought into this. He apologizes to all of them. He made a poor decision doing business with this man and owns that completely. What is also clear — Mohamed used Steve Keim's name and reputation to legitimize his operation. He kept the full picture hidden because he knew Keim would never have supported him if he understood what was actually happening. That does not make Keim responsible for what happened. It makes him a target. The DeAndre Hopkins Allegation The second story involves former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who made a public allegation that Steve Keim manipulated his drug test during his time with the Cardinals. Keim's response is direct and unequivocal. All NFL drug tests are administered by the National Football League — not by teams, not by general managers, not by anyone within a franchise. The only information a team receives is the result. It is physically impossible for a general manager or anyone within an organization to contaminate, manipulate, or interfere with an NFL drug test. The allegation is baseless. It is irresponsible. Hopkins subsequently deleted the comment. Keim's read on that — deleting the comment is a judgment of guilt. If you make a serious allegation publicly you stand behind it. You do not delete it. Trey's read — if you say something like that publicly you better have receipts. Because without them you are in serious legal waters. Keim does not know with certainty why Hopkins made the allegation. His best assessment — sometimes people are not fully informed about what they see on the internet, and sometimes people say things out of frustration when business relationships end in ways they did not want. He believed he had a good relationship with Hopkins. He cannot speak for him. But he can be clear that the accusation is highly inaccurate. Why This Conversation Is Happening Here This is Inside Football doing exactly what Inside Football said it would do from day one. When something real comes up involving someone on this show, we address it. On camera. Directly. From the person involved. Not through a PR statement. Not through a third party. Not through a carefully crafted response designed to say as little as possible. Steve Keim made a mistake in judgment doing business with someone he should not have trusted. He owns that. He is sorry for the people it affected. He has nothing to hide and is cooperating fully with law enforcement. And a baseless allegation about something physically impossible deserves a direct response — so here it is. That is what this show is. That is what this show will always be. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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