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80 MALCOM FLOYDWide Receiver Free Agent - ’046-5, 225 Wyoming7th NFL SeasonRiver City HS9th with ChargersSacramento, Calif.VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSMalcom Floyd was all smiles when he returned to theChargers with a new two-year contract following the NFLlockout of 2011. Unfortunately, the smiles dissipated asthe ’11 season’s script unfolded, following a familiar andfrustrating pattern of events for Floyd.He was off to a solid start in 2011 with a couple of 100-yard games against the Denver Broncos and Kansas CityChiefs. However, in the Chiefs game on Halloween night,Floyd aggravated a hip injury that forced him to the sidelinesfor the next four games. The Chargers were 4-3 whenFloyd got hurt, but lost all four of the games he missed.When he finally returned for an early Dec. game in Jacksonville,the Chargers had fallen to 4-7 and were barelyalive in the AFC Playoff hunt. Not surprisingly, the Chargerswent 4-1 with Floyd back in the lineup.Despite the setbacks, Floyd still managed to postimpressive numbers in 2011. He caught 43 passes with 41resulting in first downs, a 95.3 pct. clip that was highest inthe NFL. His first 23 catches of the season all went for firstdowns and his first catch that didn’t result in a first downwasn’t until Dec. 11. Floyd totaled a career-high 856 yardsto go along with five touchdowns and his career-best19.9-yard average was the highest in the league amongplayers with more than 800 yards receiving. It was also theninth highest in team history among players with at least40 catches. Floyd had at least 95 yards and a touchdownin four of the Chargers’ last five games last season and he’lllook to carry that momentum into the 2012 season.A deep-ball threat with a measured vertical leap of morethan three feet (40 inches) Floyd became a mainstay in theChargers’ offensive lineup in 2008. Since then, he’s caught152 passes for 2,814 yards and his 18.5-yard average isthird in the NFL behind only Mike Wallace (18.7) and VictorCruz (18.7).Floyd’s older brother, Malcolm, played wide receiver forthe Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams inthe mid ’90s and is now the head football coach at C.K.McClatchy High School in Sacramento, Calif.Floyd enjoys playing basketball, riding jet skis and spendingtime with family, friends and teammates. An all-conferencehoopster in high school, Floyd’s team won an intramuralchampionship while he was in college at Wyoming.Floyd and his wife, Daphne, have two sons, Maiu andMalc.TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Chargers, April 30,2004…waived Sept. 5 and signed to practice squad Sept. 7,2004…signed to active roster Dec. 11, 2004…waived Sept. 3,2005 and re-signed to practice squad Sept. 5, 2005…signedto active roster Dec. 7, 2005...signed one-year contractsMarch 7, 2007, March 25, 2008, May 15, 2009 and June 8,2010...agreed to two-year contract, Aug. 6, 2011.2011: Off to solid start Sept. 18 in New England with twolong third-down catches of 23 and 36 yards to set up earlytouchdown, but injured hip while making second catch and didnot play remainder of game...100 yards receiving on threecatches Oct. 9 at Denver...closed out first half with 42-yardtouchdown catch to give Bolts 23-10 lead...late in fourthquarter, 38-yard catch on 3rd-and-10 set up field goal thatgave Chargers 29-24 lead, forcing Denver to drive for gamewinningtouchdown instead of field goal...re-aggravated hipinjury Oct. 31 at Kansas City and inactive next four games...returned to starting lineup Dec. 5 at Jacksonville and caughtseason-long 52-yard touchdown pass in third quarter enroute to finishing game with 108 yards on four catches...14-yard catch on 2nd-and-18 Dec. 11 vs. Buffalo was first ofyear that didn’t go for first down, ending streak of 23-straight first-down catches to open season...capped seasonwith 127-yard performance, including 43-yard touchdowncatch in 38-26 win at Oakland. 2010: Career-long 54-yardtouchdown catch for final points in 38-13 win over JacksonvilleSept. 19...career-high 213 yards Oct. 10 atOakland...fourth-best single-game performance in team historyand most since 1985...tallied team-record 154 yards in firsthalf...scored touchdown on 41-yard catch vs. Raiders...injuredhamstring Oct. 17 at St. Louis and inactive next three games...re-aggravated injury and inactive Weeks 14-15...first-careermulti-touchdown game (17 and 9 yards) in Dec. 12 win vs.Kansas City...41-yard catch, despite pass interference, led tofield goal in 33-28 win at Denver Jan. 2. 2009: 24-yard catchon 3rd-and-12 and 38-yard pass interference penalty drawnthree plays later helps Chargers to 7-3 lead in key win Dec. 13at Dallas...Game Ball after Christmas Night game in Tennessee...52-yardtouchdown catch in second quarter calledback by penalty away from play...in third quarter drew passinterference in end zone to set up touchdown on nextplay...later in third quarter, 21-yard catch on 3rd-and-13 led totouchdown for 35-10 lead...Game Ball after then career-highsof 140 yards and nine catches vs. Washington Jan. 3... includedsix-yard catch on 4th down to sustain touchdown drive and50-yarder during field goal march. 2008: Season-long 49-yardtouchdown catch Week 6 NBC Sunday Night Football gamevs. New England…Chargers Alumni Offensive Player ofMonth (November)…Dec. 14 at Kansas City, helped Chargersovercome 21-10 fourth-quarter deficit by starting comebackwith four-yard touchdown catch with 1:13 remaining…duringdrive, had all five of his catches in game (67 yards)…diagnosedwith collapsed lung following game and spent night in hospitalbefore being inactive Weeks 15-16…healthy inactive for WildCard Playoffs vs. Indianapolis Jan. 5. 2006: Chargers AlumniPlayer of Week after season-long 46-yard touchdown catchin third quarter of 49-41 win at Cincinnati Nov. 12...first-career100-yard game (109 yards) at Bengals…late fourth quarter 12-yard tiptoe catch along boundary on 3rd-and-9 kept touchdowndrive alive for final points in win…inactive Week 13 atDenver (ankle)… “Reserve-Injured” (ankle) Dec. 14. 2005: Practicesquad Weeks 1-12 and inactive Weeks 13-16. 2004:First-career touchdown catch (13 yards) from Philip Rivers Jan.2 vs. Kansas City…was also Rivers’ first TD pass.COLLEGE: Honorable mention All-Mountain West Conferenceas senior…first-team All-MWC as soph…186 career catches forMEDIA GUIDE | 52