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Injured Saints linebacker A.J. Klein optimistic that he'll be back for organized team activities

Former Panther A.J. Klein will not get a chance to beat his former team three times in one season on Sunday.

Klein, who is on injured reserve after suffering a sports hernia, played a key role in the first two games against the Panthers because of his familiarity with Carolina's offense.

He plans to do his best to make the same kind of impact from the sideline on Sunday.

"I’d like to just focus on this team and the challenge ahead of us with Carolina," Klein said. "Get this game taken care of, move on the next round and obviously we've got four games, and basically the season starts over.