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Steve Keim: Journey From NFL Player to NFL Executive of the Year With The Arizona Cardinals

Lessons learned from this High Achiever, Steve Keim, former NFL General Manager of the Arizona Cardinals. How Steve Became an NFL Executive of the year! Coach Mark Gottfried welcomes former Arizona Cardinals GM, Steve Keim, to discuss his extensive career in the NFL and his college football days at NC State. Keim shares valuable insights into the evolution of the NFL Combine, the global reach of the NFL, and his experience drafting remarkable talents like Tyron Mathieu. They emphasize the significance of passion, the joy of mentoring young athletes, and lessons learned from their respective journeys.

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Excitement of Getting Drafted by the Miami Dolphins
Time: 1:30

First Draft as a General Manager and Selecting “The Honey Badger”
Time: 1:32

The Pressures of Getting the Draft Pick Right
Time: 1:16

Understanding the Difficulties When Players' Careers Don’t End Well

1:00 – Who is Steve Keim?
2:00- Impact of playing at NC State.
3:00 – The toughness mentality developed by growing up in the state of Pennsylvania.
4:20 – Being drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the NFL.
8:00 – Understanding how hard it is to become a professional athlete.
8:50 – The journey begins as a NFL scout.
10:20 – How we all get fooled by talent while evaluating players.
12:25 – The first draft as a GM and drafting the “honey badger“.
16:00 – The untold story of being a scout.
19:30 – The pressures of getting a draft decision correct.
29:25 – Not allowing anyone to steal your joy.
31:00 – “I still love the Arizona Cardinals.”
31:50 – The demands of a job in sports.
34:20 – Understanding to live in the moment.
42:00 – The difficulty of being the GM while they are filming Hard Knocks and Amazon with the NFL.
43:00 – From a general manager’s perspective, what makes a great coach.
45:00 – The importance of caring for a player off the field or off the court.
47:43 – The truth is that a player’s career rarely ends well.
56:00 – “My desire to give back to the game.”