Former Arizona Cardinals head coach and current San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks reportedly testified that a number of team executives, including himself, were given burner phones in Arizona to communicate with Steve Keim when the former general manager was suspended during the 2018 season.
Tisha Thompson of ESPN cited a deposition transcript that was part of the ongoing arbitration complaint filed by former Cardinals vice president of personnel Terry McDonough against the team and owner Michael Bidwill.
McDonough alleged racist and discriminatory treatment of employees and the use of burner phones. Thompson noted Bidwill and the Cardinals previously called the allegations "outlandish.