Arizona Cardinals GM told the officer that he was director of security before the DUI arrest, police said

Steve Keim, general manager of the NFL's Cardinals in Arizona, has been arrested.

(Associated Press)

Arizona Cardinals general manager, Steve Keim, told the police that he was director of team security before being arrested for suspicion of driving with impaired on 4 July 1965

. A police officer approached Keim's vehicle and could "feel a strong smell of liquor" and noticed that Keim's eyes were "bloodshot and watery," reports FOX10 Phoenix, citing a police report. said he was "the director of security for the Arizona Cardinals," police said. Keim was seen driving safely in Chandler before being arrested, they said.

He told the officer that he was coming from a friend's house and that he had two beers while eating pizza, according to Phoenix FOX10. He refused to participate in a sobriety test in the field, citing a "bad knee".

Keim also told the agent that he was working with Sean McKenzie. However, the officer wrote in the police report that they thought Keim was referring to the agent Sean McKenzie who was killed in an off-duty collision in 2014.

Keim was arrested later for impaired driving. The official Cardinals apologized in a statement, saying he regretted his "bad judgment".

"Everyone associated with the NFL and its teams is held in suspense – a standard of behavior and I have obviously failed to respond to that – and I sincerely apologize to our organization and its fans, and My family, "Keim said. "I accept full responsibility for my actions and hold myself fully accountable, and going forward I will take steps to ensure that I never put the Cardinals back into such situation. "

The Cardinals said in a statement that the team was aware of the incident and Keim reported his actions to the league Keim was convicted of DUI in 1996, according to ESPN