Steve Keim(I)
College: North Carolina State / Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
Keim resides in Chandler, AZ with his wife, Kimberly, daughter Sloane, and sons Carson, Brady and Warner. Keim attended Red Land High School near Harrisburg, PA and earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from North Carolina State in 1995. A two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a guard at N.C. State, Keim started 36 consecutive games at left guard for the Wolfpack. He was named the offensive freshman of the year in 1991 and was the ACC Player of the Week following the team's victory over Maryland in November, 1994. Keim had a brief stint in pro football as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins (1996) and Edmonton Eskimos (1997) of the Canadian Football League before returning to coach at N.C. State.
Keim originally joined Arizona in May, 1999 as a college scout in the east. He was promoted to Director of College Scouting in 2006, Director of Player Personnel in 2008, and then was promoted to Vice President, Player Personnel in May, 2012. Steve Keim was promoted to General Manager on January 8, 2013 after 15 seasons in the Cardinals organization. After putting together a team that tied the franchise record for wins in back-to-back seasons, Keim received a contract extension in February of 2015 that will keep him with the team through the 2018 season.
In two seasons since his promotion, the Cardinals have posted a 21-11 record and Keim has developed into one of the league's most highly respected GMs. Following the 2014 campaign when Arizona tied the franchise record for wins in a season (11) and earned a spot in the postseason, Keim was named the Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year in a vote of NFL coaches and team executives. He has also earned back-to-back NFL Executive of the Year honors from the editors of Pro Football Talk (2013-14).
Keim resides in Chandler, AZ with his wife, Kimberly, daughter Sloane, and sons Carson, Brady and Warner. Keim attended Red Land High School near Harrisburg, PA and earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from North Carolina State in 1995. A two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a guard at N.C. State, Keim started 36 consecutive games at left guard for the Wolfpack. He was named the offensive freshman of the year in 1991 and was the ACC Player of the Week following the team's victory over Maryland in November, 1994. Keim had a brief stint in pro football as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins (1996) and Edmonton Eskimos (1997) of the Canadian Football League before returning to coach at N.C. State.
Keim originally joined Arizona in May, 1999 as a college scout in the east. He was promoted to Director of College Scouting in 2006, Director of Player Personnel in 2008, and then was promoted to Vice President, Player Personnel in May, 2012. Steve Keim was promoted to General Manager on January 8, 2013 after 15 seasons in the Cardinals organization. After putting together a team that tied the franchise record for wins in back-to-back seasons, Keim received a contract extension in February of 2015 that will keep him with the team through the 2018 season.
In two seasons since his promotion, the Cardinals have posted a 21-11 record and Keim has developed into one of the league's most highly respected GMs. Following the 2014 campaign when Arizona tied the franchise record for wins in a season (11) and earned a spot in the postseason, Keim was named the Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year in a vote of NFL coaches and team executives. He has also earned back-to-back NFL Executive of the Year honors from the editors of Pro Football Talk (2013-14).
