1. Malcom Maiuu Floyd was born on September 8,1981 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.
43 Facts About Malcom Floyd
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Malcom Floyd played his entire NFL career with San Diego after signing with them as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
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Malcom Floyd finished his career with 186 catches for 2,411 yards and 14 touchdowns.
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Malcom Floyd was an Honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as senior.
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Malcom Floyd was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2004 NFL draft.
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In 2004, Malcom Floyd was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted rookie soon after the draft on April 30.
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Malcom Floyd started against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 2,2005, and caught his first NFL touchdown, a 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers which happened to be Rivers's own first career touchdown.
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Malcom Floyd helped set up a second-quarter touchdown catch by Ryan Krause with a 27-yard catch down to Chiefs' 10-yard line, leading to a touchdown three plays later.
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Malcom Floyd played as a back-up in the Wild Card playoff game against the New York Jets.
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In 2005, Malcom Floyd was released on September 3 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.
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Malcom Floyd spent the first 12 weeks of the season on the Chargers' practice squad.
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In 2006, Malcom Floyd caught a 31-yard touchdown pass against the Baltimore Ravens, on a play in which Samari Rolle slipped and fell in coverage.
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Malcom Floyd caught a touchdown pass for the second time in two weeks with a nine-yard tip-toe catch in the back corner of the end zone against Pittsburgh.
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Malcom Floyd caught a career-long 46-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter of the win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Malcom Floyd was selected as the Chargers Alumni Player of the Week following the game in Cincinnati, after substituting for Eric Parker who was out with a neck injury.
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Malcom Floyd left Cincinnati with his first career 100-yard game, making five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown.
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Malcom Floyd was inactive for Week 13 game against the Denver Broncos with an ankle injury.
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In 2007, Malcom Floyd made a 25-yard catch on a 3rd-and-13 play during the opening drive of the second half against Green Bay Packers that helped set up 21-yard touchdown catch-and-run by LaDainian Tomlinson.
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Malcom Floyd helped extend the Chargers' touchdown drive on the opening series of the Week 6 game against the Oakland Raiders with a 16-yard catch on 3rd down.
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In 2008, Malcom Floyd was re-signed by the Chargers as a restricted free agent.
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Malcom Floyd went on to play in 13 games with three starts.
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Malcom Floyd ended the season with 27 receptions good for 465 yards and four touchdowns.
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In 2009, following the release of Chris Chambers, Malcom Floyd became the Chargers' number two starting receiver.
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Malcom Floyd played in 16 games, with 45 receptions for 776 yards, a 17.2 YPR, and one touchdown.
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In 2010, Malcom Floyd signed a one-year RFA tender contract on June 7.
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Malcom Floyd played 11 games with 37 receptions for 717 yards, despite missing five games with a groin injury.
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Malcom Floyd averaged 19.4 yards per catch as he emerged as an elite downfield threat.
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Again playing in limited games due to injury, Malcom Floyd missed 4 games, but still put up a career-high 856 receiving yards.
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Malcom Floyd's average was the ninth highest average in team history among players with at least 40 catches.
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Malcom Floyd performed a rather impressive feat in 2011 when 41 of his 43 catches went for first downs.
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In 2012, Malcom Floyd was on his way to a 1,000-yard season when his campaign was cut short by two games as result of an ankle injury.
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Malcom Floyd still managed to lead the team with a career-high 56 catches and score five touchdowns.
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In 2013, Malcom Floyd was carted off the practice field on August 12 with a potentially serious right knee injury.
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An MRI brought good news as Malcom Floyd avoided a ligament tear.
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On September 15,2013, during a Week 2 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Malcom Floyd was again carted off the field after an undisclosed head injury.
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Malcom Floyd had feeling in all limbs and was awake and alert in the hospital, and it was announced he would fly to back to San Diego with his team, not needing to stay overnight at the hospital.
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Malcom Floyd was placed on injured reserve on October 1,2013, as a result of this neck injury.
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In 2014, Malcom Floyd returned from his injury to play against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1.
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Malcom Floyd caught 4 passes for 50 yards including a six-yard touchdown reception.
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Malcom Floyd had 52 catches and six touchdowns; his receiving yards tied his career high and led the team for the second time in three years.
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On June 9,2015, the San Diego Chargers announced that Malcom Floyd would retire after the 2015 season.
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In 2012, the Sacramento School District paid tribute to Malcom Floyd by changing the name of the school where she had given so much of her time from Jedediah Smith Elementary to Leataata Malcom Floyd Elementary.
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An all-conference hoopster in high school, Malcom Floyd's team won the school's intramural championship while he was an undergrad at Wyoming.