Cyclones in the NFL: A.J. Klein leads Bills in tackles in playoff win

[Connor_Ferguson]

Cyclones in the NFL: A.J. Klein leads Bills in tackles in playoff win over Steelers

Jan 15, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills linebacker A.J. Klein (52) talks to the media after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2024 AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Former Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein led the Buff

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[Gunnerclone]

My dad text me “AJ Klein is back”…I was like, that’s cool are they honoring him at halftime?

 

[cyatheart]

That’s awesome, honestly I thought he was out of the league till tonight.

 

[Cycsk]

He played so freely and showed such a great sense of where to be tonight.

 

[Die4Cy]

You could make an argument that AJ has had the most successful post-Cyclone football career of any player of the past 25 years.

 

[SaraV]

AJ got a shoutout from Josh in the postgame locker room.

 

[tman24]

That’s awesome, honestly I thought he was out of the league till tonight.

He was

 

[SaraV]

 

[swiacy]

He hasn’t gone thru preseason plus 17 weeks of taking a beating. Fresh legs and ten years of PT put him in a good spot with an organization and system he was familiar with. Bills were smart to have him available.

 

[knowlesjam]

He hasn’t gone thru preseason plus 17 weeks of taking a beating. Fresh legs and ten years of PT put him in a good spot with an organization and system he was familiar with. Bills were smart to have him available.

This. AJ, like many of the others on the field, tended to be one of the walking wounded by the end of the year. His speed was never great, but he always knew where to be on the field...now, the fresh legs actually look pretty speedy out there. Next are the Chiefs...looks like a pretty cold game...temps in the teens/twenties...a low chance of snow.

 

[Cycsk]

Photo from the Nation/World section of the online Des Moines Register this morning.

 

[BCClone]

This. AJ, like many of the others on the field, tended to be one of the walking wounded by the end of the year. His speed was never great, but he always knew where to be on the field...now, the fresh legs actually look pretty speedy out there. Next are the Chiefs...looks like a pretty cold game...temps in the teens/twenties...a low chance of snow.

Dude ran a 4.5 in the combine, I would say that was good speed.

 

[HFCS]

He hasn’t gone thru preseason plus 17 weeks of taking a beating. Fresh legs and ten years of PT put him in a good spot with an organization and system he was familiar with. Bills were smart to have him available.

I was wondering about this exactly and would be curious to ask some recently retired players about their condition in playoffs vs week one.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Looked up his career earnings. Over $31M in 11 years. Great career!

 

[VeloClone]

Looked up his career earnings. Over $31M in 11 years. Great career!

So that is how he could afford an RV this offseason.



<jimlad>

 

[SolterraCyclone]

So that is how he could afford an RV this offseason.



<jimlad>

Haha, that’s what made me look it up. I thought to myself “should you be buying an RV, you were just on the practice squad”. Then I saw $31M and was like “oh yeah, you’re good”.

 

[VeloClone]

Haha, that’s what made me look it up. I thought to myself “should you be buying an RV, you were just on the practice squad”. Then I saw $31M and was like “oh yeah, you’re good”.

Practice squad for a veteran player is a minimum of about $300K and can go as high as around $375K.

 

[t-noah]

Cyclones in the NFL: A.J. Klein leads Bills in tackles in playoff win over Steelers

Jan 15, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills linebacker A.J. Klein (52) talks to the media after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2024 AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Former Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein led the Buff

cyclonefanatic.com

Congrats AJ! Great to see you had a great game, and great career! Keep it up!

 

[khardbored]

Very cool story.