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When the new collective bargaining agreement took shape in late July, it appeared as though unrestricted free agent Malcom Floyd was headed out of Southern California after seven seasons in San Diego. But after exploring several options, Floyd decided to return to the Chargers, inking a new two-year deal on August 5.

The consummate pro both on and off the field, Floyd’s game seems to reach new heights every year.

A deep-ball threat with a measured vertical leap of more than three feet (40 inches) Floyd often comes up with any ball he leaves his feet to catch. Last season his 19.4 yards per catch average ranked fourth in the NFL. That ability to make plays downfield led one former teammate to christen him with the nickname “M-80.”

The high point of Floyd’s 2010 campaign was a 213-yard performance in the Chargers’ October game at Oakland. It tied for the fourth-best single-game performance in team history and was the most yards in a game by a Chargers receiver since 1985. Floyd’s effort against the Raiders included a 41-yard touchdown catch and a teamrecord 154 yards in the first half.

It took a while, but Floyd finally earned a chance to start for the Chargers in 2009 and he set career-highs in catches and yards. He averaged a whopping 17.2 yards per catch, tied with teammate Vincent Jackson for the second-highest average in the NFL.

Floyd is the second NFL wide receiver in the family. His older brother, Malcolm, played wide receiver for the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams in the mid ’90s.

Floyd’s hobbies include playing basketball, riding jet skis and spending time with family, friends and teammates. He was an all-conference basketball player in high school and his team won an intramural championship while he was in college at Wyoming.

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…signed to active roster Dec. 7, 2005... signed one-year contracts March 7, 2007, March 25, 2008, May 15, 2009 and June 8, 2010...agreed to two-year contract, Aug. 6, 2011

2011: Set up Chargers’ first touchdown of game against New England in Week 2 with a 23-yard catch on 3rd-and-5, followed by 36-yarder to 10 on 3rd-and-4...injured groin on second catch and did not play rest of game...Had 100 yards receiving on three catches and closed out the first half with a 42-yard TD catch to give the Bolts a 23-10 lead Week 5 against Denver...late in the fourth quarter, Floyd’s 38-yard catch on a 3rd-and-10 set up the field goal that gave the Chargers a 29-24 lead, forcing Denver to drive for a game-winning touchdown instead of a field goal...After missing the previous four games with a hip injury, Floyd put the Chargers on the board with a 52-yard scoring catch to open the third quarter Wek 13 against Jacksonville...Floyd finished the game with 108 yards on four catches...Floyd’s first quarter catch for 14 yards on a 2nd-and-18 Week 14 against Buffalo was his first catch this season that didn’t go for a first down…each of his previous 23 catches had gone for a first down or a touchdown...Floyd set up the Chargers’ second quarter touchdown drive Week 15 against Baltimore for a 17-7 lead with a 19-yard catch to the Ravens’ one. Floyd’s 28-yard touchdown catch to open the third-quarter was helped by his 16-yard catch on a 3rd-and-8...Floyd put the Chargers on the scoreboard with an 11-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter Week 16 against Detroit...

2010: 54-yard TD catch vs. JAC Sept. 19...three-yard TD catch Sept. 26 at SEA...career-high 213 yards Oct. 10 at OAK...TD in 1Q, Nov. 22 vs. DEN...Dec. 12 vs. K.C., 2 TD catches...

2009: 24-yard catch on 3rd-and-12 and 38-yard PI penalty drawn three plays later helps Chargers to 7-3 lead in key win Dec. 13 at DAL...Game Ball from coaches after performance Christmas Night in TEN...52-yard TD catch in 2Q called back by penalty away from play...in 3Q drew PI in end zone that set up TD on next play...later in 3Q, 21-yard catch on 3rd-and-13 led to another TD for 35-10 lead...another Game Ball after career-highs of 140 yards and nine catches vs. WAS Jan. 3...included six-yard catch on 4th down to sustain TD drive and 50-yarder during FG march.

2008: Season-long 49-yd TD catch in Wk 6 NBC SNF game vs. NE…Oct. 19 at BUF, three plays after 12-yard TD catch taken away due to offensive PI, bounced back with 14-yard TD catch on 3rd-down…Chargers Alumni Offensive POM for November…Dec. 14 at KC, helped Chargers overcome 21-10 4Q deficit by starting comeback with four-yard TD catch with 1:13 remaining…during drive, had all five of his catches in game (67 yards)…diagnosed with collapsed lung following game and spent night in hospital before being INA Wks 15-16…healthy INA for Wild Card Playoffs vs. IND Jan. 5.

2007: 25-yard catch on 3rd-and-13 play during opening drive of second half in Sept. 23 game at Green Bay helped set up 21-yard touchdown catch-and-run by LT...helped extend Chargers touchdown drive on opening series of Week 6 game vs. Oakland with 16-yeard catch on 3rd-and-y play.

2006: Chargers Alumni POW after season-long 46-yard TD catch in 3Q of 49-41 win at CIN Nov. 12...left “Queen City” with first-career 100-yard game (109)…late 4Q 12-yard tiptoe catch along boundary on 3rd-and-9 kept TD drive alive for final points in win…INA Wk 13 at DEN (ankle) …“Reserve-Injured” (ankle) Dec. 14.

2005: On PS Wks 1-12 and INA Wks 13-16.

2004: First-career TD catch (13 yards) from Philip Rivers Jan. 2 vs. KC…also Rivers’
first TD pass.

COLLEGE: Honorable mention All-MWC as senior…firs-team all-conference as soph…finished career with 186 catches for 2,411 yards and 14 TDs…redshirted in 1999…played at Wyoming from 1999-03…health sciences major.

PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, California…all metro and offensive MVP of league at River City HS in Sacramento…first-team all-league in basket ball.