Steve Keim
Director of Player Personnel, Arizona Cardinals
Steve Keim enters his 11th season with the Cardinals after joining the club in May, 1999 as a regional scout. Formerly the Cardinals scout in the east, Keim was promoted to the title of Director, College Scouting in June, 2006 and was promoted again to his current title of Director, Player Personnel in May, 2008. In his current role, Keim coordinates the activities of both the college and pro scouting departments under the direction of General Manager Rod Graves.
Keim attended Red Land High School in Lewisberry, PA and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from North Carolina State 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. During a standout senior season where he was also a captain, Keim was named the N.C. State offensive line MVP and won the Jim Ritcher Award for the highest graded offensive lineman in addition to being named 3rd team All-American from Gameplan magazine.
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.
He served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater for two years, assisted the recruiting coordinator with evaluations, and served as a liaison to NFL personnel wishing to scout Wolfpack football players. In the fall of 2004, Keim was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.