Karl Klug
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1988)}}
{{for|the German footballer|Karl Klug (footballer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Karl Klug
| image = Karl Klug.JPG
| caption = Klug with the Tennessee Titans in 2013
| current_team =
| number = 97
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|31}}
| birth_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 278
| high_school = Caledonia (MN)
| college = Iowa (2006–2010)
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 142
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
| pastcoaching =
- Fred J. Page High School
Defensive line coach (2018–present)
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2010)
| status =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 128
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 21.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 5
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = KlugKa00
}}
Karl Klug (born March 31, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive end who played his entire seven-year career with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
College career
During his four-year career at Iowa, Klug appeared in 40 games with 26 consecutive starts to end his career. He tallied 140 tackles, including 31 for loss, 9.5 sacks, eight quarterback pressures, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 275
| dash = 4.85
| ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.83
| shuttle = 4.53
| cone drill = 7.03
| vertical = 29.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| bench = 22
| arm span = 32 1/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Karl Klug Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/karl-klug/32004b4c-5528-9611-57b0-4669a9e0bcb5 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Draft Scout Karl Klug College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=77388&DraftYear=2011 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Klug was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft, 142nd overall.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-26}}[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/681691-karl-klug-to-tennessee-titans-2011-nfl-draft-scouting-report] Karl Klug scouting report In the 2011 NFL season, Klug led all rookie defensive tackles with 7 sacks, which exceeded initial expectations.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KlugKa00.htm] Karl Klug statistics
On March 13, 2015, Klug and the Titans agreed to a two-year contract extension.[http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/report-titans-sign-dl-karl-klug-to-long-term-deal/] Report: Titans sign DL Karl Klug to long-term deal
In 2016, Klug appeared in 14 games with three starts recording 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one pass defensed before suffering a torn Achilles in Week 15 and was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Titans Placing DL Karl Klug On I.R. With Torn Achilles|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/titans-placing-dl-karl-klug-r-torn-achilles/|date=December 19, 2016}}
On March 9, 2017, Klug re-signed with the Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Agree to Terms with Karl Klug, Nate Palmer|url=http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Agree-to-Terms-with-Karl-Klug-Nate-Palmer/31af6101-d724-4daa-8ea4-4f08b0ed9679/|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TitansOnline.com|date=March 9, 2017}}
On March 17, 2018, Klug was released by the Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Plan to Release Defensive Lineman Karl Klug|url=http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Plan-to-Release-Defensive-Lineman-Karl-Klug/9a926f00-349f-489f-91d4-900130cee0f1|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=NFL.com|date=March 16, 2018}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2011 | TEN
| 16 || 1 || 20 || 18 || 2 || 7.0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | TEN
| 16 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 3.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | TEN
| 16 || 3 || 14 || 8 || 6 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | TEN
| 16 || 0 || 23 || 18 || 5 || 2.0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | TEN
| 16 || 0 || 20 || 13 || 7 || 4.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | TEN
| 14 || 3 || 26 || 13 || 13 || 1.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | TEN
| 15 || 0 || 18 || 13 || 5 || 1.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 109 | 8 | 128 | 87 | 41 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2017 | TEN
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
In 2018, Klug was hired as a defensive line coach at Page High School in Franklin, Tennessee, having previously volunteered with the school during his playing career.{{cite web|title=Where is former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Karl Klug now?|url=https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2019/07/21/where-is-former-tennessee-titans-defensive-lineman-karl-klug-now/|author=Milholen, Cody|website=titanswire.usatoday.com|date=July 21, 2019|access-date=2019-07-23}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons}}
- [http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/Karl-Klug/deaf6105-c065-427c-a588-2f5d1a19eaf5 Tennessee Titans bio]
- [http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/klug_karl00.html Iowa Hawkeyes football bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225105127/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/klug_karl00.html |date=February 25, 2011 }}
- [http://www.nfl.com/players/KarlKlug/profile?id=KLU289611 NFL.com bio]
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Category:Players of American football from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:Players of American football from Minnesota