Steelers First-Round Pick Seemingly Involved With Wild Scheme Involving Ex-NFL GM

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had some clear and obvious roster holes over the last few seasons, and some of those holes have forced the organization to go and make aggressive moves in free agency or on the trade market. A lot of those holes stem from a few bad seasons of drafting. Those drafts occurred under former general manager Kevin Colbert. There were several misses from Colbert and his staff throughout the late-2010s and into the 2020s. Not many of his selections are still on the team, and he didn't find much value in those drafts. One of those arguably poor selections was safety Terrell Edmunds back in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. 

The safety played out his entire four-year rookie contract in Pittsburgh, but had his fifth-year option declined, which was a commonality with Colbert's draft picks. He returned on a one-year deal in 2022, and he was on the roster again in 2024 for a second stint. He has also spent time with the Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

In Philadelphia, Edmunds was on the same team as Jalen Carter and Nakobe Dean, and now it has been revealed that those three were somehow associated with Mohamed Coulibaly, a 24-year-old former securities broker that was recently found dead after allegedly being behind schemes that ripped off professional athletes. This was reported by Andrew Cohen of InvestmentNews.

"His Instagram feed, now deleted, reportedly showed Coulibaly posed with active NFL players Nakobe Dean and Jalen Carter—both members of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2025 Super Bowl championship team—as well as friendly comments from fellow NFL player Terrell Edmunds and U.S. Men’s World Cup soccer player Mark McKenzie," Cohen wrote. "The athletes tied to Coulibaly were also reportedly impressed by his connection to former Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim, who was operations chief of Coulibaly’s e-commerce company called Motion Ventures."

Coulibaly allegedly sold stake in e-commerce sites to professional athletes for a minimum investment of $50,000. Several athletes lost money on deals like this, and it has been unraveled as a large scheme. The most interesting part of it all is that Coulibaly's e-commerce company was called Motion Ventures, and Steve Keim was listed as the operations chief. Keim worked for the Arizona Cardinals from 1999 through 2022, and he served as their general manager from 2013 through 2022. Keim has since said that he is a victim as well and lost seven figures and never took a salary.

Edmunds' involvement with Coulibaly seems innocent, and it doesn't seem like he lost any money in any sort of business deal. Coulibaly was friendly with Carter and Dean, and Edmunds' time in Philadelphia back in 2023 probably allowed him and Coulibaly to get acquainted. Coulibaly also lived in New Jersey, which is close to Philadelphia. More is sure to come out about this case as it is still being investigated, and there is a chance that NFL players who were involved may receive payouts from the Coulibaly estate.

Steelers' Edmunds Is Fighting To Keep Career Alive

Edmunds last played during the 2025 season for the Raiders, but he only appeared in one game. He was on the practice squad for the majority of the year after being released at the end of August. The future does not seem to be too bright for him when it comes to potentially continuing his NFL career, but he could land on another team's practice squad in 2026.

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