Former Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins recently tweeted, then deleted, a claim that he was “set up” regarding a failed PED test. Hopkins seemed to suggest that former Cardinals G.M. Steve Keim had a role in it.
On Tuesday, Keim strongly denied the accusation.
“DeAndre Hopkins recently published and then deleted a statement falsely suggesting that I was responsible for contaminating or manipulating the drug test associated with his 2022 NFL suspension,” Keim said in a statement provided to PFT. “That accusation is completely false.
“I did not contaminate, alter, manipulate, interfere with, or cause anyone else to interfere with DeAndre’s drug test or its results. I did not ‘set him up’ for a suspension, and I had no involvement in causing the test result that led to his suspension.
“Accusing someone of deliberately interfering with an NFL drug test is an extraordinarily serious allegation. It attacks my integrity, my professional reputation, and the work I spent decades building in the National Football League. The fact that the statement was later deleted does not undo the damage caused by publishing it to a large public audience.
“I have retained counsel, Raees Mohamed, Esq., to aggressively address this matter and to protect my reputation and legal rights. The relevant evidence is being reviewed and preserved, and this matter will be handled through the appropriate channels.
“I have no intention of engaging in a public back-and-forth or litigating this issue on social media. But I also will not remain silent when I am falsely accused of conduct that I did not commit.
“DeAndre’s accusation concerning my involvement in his drug test is false. I unequivocally deny it.”
It appears that civil litigation is on the table regarding the claims made by Hopkins, whose allegation was made after Keim’s name surfaced in connection with Mohamed Coulibaly, an alleged scam artist who recently was found dead in the swimming pool at his home.
Keim has not yet addressed the connection to Coulibaly or his company, Motion Ventures.
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