Karl Klug

Karl Klug (born March 31, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for his entire seven-year career with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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

Klug was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft, 142nd overall. In the 2011 NFL season, Klug led all rookie defensive tackles with 7 sacks, which exceeded initial expectations.

On March 13, 2015, Klug and the Titans agreed to a two-year contract extension.

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.

On March 9, 2017, Klug re-signed with the Titans.

On March 17, 2018, Klug was released by the Titans.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 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 0 109 8 128 87 41 21.5 30 0 0 0 0 8 5 1 0 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 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.