A.J. Klein
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Defense Stats
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Elevated ahead of KC game
The Bills elevated Klein to the active roster Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Klein played a key role in the Bills' win over the Steelers in the wild-card round after the team suffered several defensive injuries. He ended up playing 67 percent of the defensive snaps -- his first action since Week 10 against the Broncos -- while recording a game-high 11 tackles. With Matt Milano out for the season and Baylon Spector ruled out for Sunday due to a back injury and starter Terrel Bernard (ankle) listed as questionable, Klein may be asked to step up again, a task that will be a little more difficult against Patrick Mahomes instead of Mason Rudolph.
Klein played a key role in the Bills' win over the Steelers in the wild-card round after the team suffered several defensive injuries. He ended up playing 67 percent of the defensive snaps -- his first action since Week 10 against the Broncos -- while recording a game-high 11 tackles. With Matt Milano out for the season and Baylon Spector ruled out for Sunday due to a back injury and starter Terrel Bernard (ankle) listed as questionable, Klein may be asked to step up again, a task that will be a little more difficult against Patrick Mahomes instead of Mason Rudolph.
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Measurables Review
How do A.J. Klein's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"Weight
245 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.66 secBroad Jump
113 inBench Press
20 reps
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Offseason cut candidate
Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic thinks the Bills could cut Klein to save cap space this offseason.
ANALYSIS
Klein is a backup linebacker on a team that uses a nickel defense as its base package, reducing the need for depth at the linebacker position. Buffalo's tight on cap space and could save $5.2 million by cutting Klein, whose performance is likely to decline anyway because he's on the wrong side of 30.
Klein is a backup linebacker on a team that uses a nickel defense as its base package, reducing the need for depth at the linebacker position. Buffalo's tight on cap space and could save $5.2 million by cutting Klein, whose performance is likely to decline anyway because he's on the wrong side of 30.
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Klein provides savvy and veteran depth for the Buffalo Linebacker room. Don't expect him to get a ton of playing time, but he knows what to do when he's plugged in. In ten years in the NFL he's amassed 465 career tackles.
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Full go Friday
Klein (back) was a full participant in Friday's practice.
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Returns to practice
Klein (back) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Won't play Sunday
Klein (back) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Bengals, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
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Won't practice Thursday
Klein suffered a back injury Wednesday and will not practice Thursday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.
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Signed to active roster
The Bills signed Klein to their active roster Wednesday, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports.
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