BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Bills announced the team has signed linebacker A.J. Klein to the practice squad as linebacker Christian Kirksey has announced he intends to retire.
The Bills signed Kirksey to the practice squad on August 31 after he was released by the Houston Texans. At the time, the belief was that he could help the Bills attempt to replace Tremaine Edmunds who signed with the Chicago Bears in the offseason. He was not elevated to the active roster during the first two weeks of the season.
Klein is a familiar face at One Bills Drive. He spent two seasons with the Bills in 2020 and 2021 then rejoined the Bills in 2022 after brief stints with the Bears and Baltimore Ravens. He was released by the Bills just before the start of the regular season when the team set its initial 53-man roster.
Since 2020 the 32-year-old linebacker has played in a total of 37 games with the Bills, starting 16 of them.
