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Ravens Add Linebacker From Giants Practice Squad

A.J. Klein signed from New York Giants.
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Ravens Add Linebacker From Giants Practice Squad
Ravens Add Linebacker From Giants Practice Squad

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens added depth to their group of linebackers by officially signing A.J. Klein off the Giants practice squad.

Klein, 31, played the last two seasons with the Buffalo Bills and before being released in March. He had 35 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery in 15 regular season appearances last year. He also had four tackles in the postseason.

The Ravens are short at linebacker with both Justin Houston (groin) and Josh Bynes (hip) uncertain to play Week5 against the Bengals.

Klein played at Iowa State and was selected in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.

He has played in 134 games over his NFL career and has 449 tackles and 15.5 sacks.   

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Todd Karpovich
TODD KARPOVICH

Twitter: @toddkarpovich Email: todd.karpovich@gmail.com Skype: todd.karpovich Todd Karpovich has been a contributor for ESPN, Forbes, the Associated Press, Lindy's, and The Baltimore Sun, among other media outlets nationwide. He is the co-author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box,” “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles,” and the author of “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs).” Karpovich, a Baltimore native, is a graduate of Calvert Hall College high school, Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, and has a Masters of Science from Towson University. 

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