It’s not as if there weren’t warning signs with the general manager of the Arizona Cardinals. Just last year, Steve Keim had joked about the liver condition of a player he had just selected in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. A remark that the Cards’ executive immediately admitted was not in good taste.
“Some think that Coach and I have some liver issues, but we’re doing just fine”, Keim said when discussing guard Dorian Johnson’s health. The leader of the Cardinals’ front office was making light of the fact that he and then-head coach Bruce Arians did tend to enjoy a cocktail or two when they were away from their jobs.