Malcom Floyd

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Lore & Background

Floyd was born Malcom Maiuu Floyd in Sacramento, California. He played at River City High School in West Sacramento, California, where he was an All-Metro and Offensive MVP of the league. He was also a First-team all-league selection in basketball. He attended the University of Wyoming (1999–2004), majoring in health sciences. As a freshman, he redshirted in 1999. He was a First-team all-conference selection by Football News and Sporting News as a sophomore. He finished his career with 186 catches for 2,411 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was an Honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a senior. Floyd's older brother, Malcolm, played wide receiver for the Houston Oilers from 1994–1997. The older brother was allowed to name his sibling, and he named him after himself—their father introduced the spelling difference. Floyd’s mother, Leataata, resided in Sacramento where she volunteered as a mentor, tutor, counselor and ambassador, who taught Polynesian dancing after school each day at one of the poorest schools in the city. In 2012, the Sacramento School District paid tribute to Floyd by changing the name of the school where she had given so much of her time from Jedediah Smith Elementary to Leataata Floyd Elementary. Floyd and his wife, Daphne, have two sons, Maiu and Malc. In his spare time, Malcom enjoys playing basketball, bodyboarding at Mission Beach and spending time grilling out with his family. An all-conference hoopster in high school, Floyd’s team won the school’s intramural championship while he was an undergrad at Wyoming.

In Their Own Story

In the final game of the 2004 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Diego Chargers had already secured their postseason berth and division title. With Drew Brees having enjoyed a career year as the starter, Philip Rivers saw limited action, entering the contest only in the second half. During this brief appearance, Rivers connected with his fellow rookie, Malcom Floyd, for a touchdown pass.

Reader's Guide

Floyd was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2004 NFL draft. He was signed on April 30, 2004, waived on September 5, signed to the practice squad two days later, and re-signed to the active roster on December 11. He started against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 2, 2005, and caught his first NFL touchdown, a 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers which also happened to be Rivers’s own first career touchdown. He played as a back-up in the Wild Card playoff game against the New York Jets. In 2005, he was released on September 3 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later, spent the first 12 weeks on the practice squad, then signed to the main roster on December 7 but remained inactive for the rest of the season. In 2006, he caught a 31-yard touchdown pass against the Baltimore Ravens, a nine-yard tip-toe touchdown against Pittsburgh, and a career-long 46-yard touchdown pass against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected as the Chargers Alumni Player of the Week following the game in Cincinnati, after substituting for Eric Parker. He left Cincinnati with his first career 100-yard game (five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown). He was inactive for Week 13 with an ankle injury and placed on injured reserve on December 14. In 2007, he made a 25-yard catch on a 3rd-and-13 play against the Green Bay Packers that helped set up a touchdown, and a 16-yard catch on 3rd down against the Oakland Raiders. In 2008, he was re-signed as a restricted free agent, played in 13 games with three starts, and ended the season with 27 receptions for 465 yards and four touchdowns. In 2009, following the release of Chris Chambers, Floyd became the Chargers' number two starting receiver, playing in 16 games with 45 receptions for 776 yards, a 17.2 YPR, and one touchdown. In 2010, he signed a one-year RFA tender contract on June 7, played 11 games with 37 receptions for 717 yards, despite missing five games with a groin injury, averaging 19.4 yards per catch. After the 2011 NFL Lockout, he was courted by the Ravens before re-signing for two years with the Chargers on August 5. He missed 4 games but put up a career-high 856 receiving yards, averaging 19.9 yards per catch. In 2011, 41 of his 43 catches went for first downs (95.3%), the second-highest percentage in NFL history (min. 32 catches). In 201

Did You Know?

• Floyd caught his first NFL touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Philip Rivers, which was also Rivers's first career touchdown.
• In 2011, 41 of Floyd's 43 catches went for first downs, a 95.3% rate that was the second-highest in NFL history (minimum 32 catches).
• Floyd's older brother, Malcolm, played wide receiver for the Houston Oilers and named Malcom after himself, with their father introducing the spelling difference.
• Floyd's mother, Leataata, had an elementary school renamed in her honor in Sacramento in 2012.