It was right about this time last year that Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd received full clearance to resume his NFL career after a severe neck injury ended his 2013 season in Week Two and called his ability to return to the field into question.
Floyd showed few ill effects from the injury once the season got underway as he started all 16 games and caught 52 passes for 856 yards and six touchdowns. The yardage and touchdowns tied his career highs and Floyd should play a prominent role in San Diego’s offense again in 2015, but that may be the end of the line.
Floyd, who turns 34 in September, is entering the final year of his contract and said that missing time with his four kids has him “thinking about shutting it down at the end of this season.”
“It’s a demanding sport,” Floyd said, via ESPN.com. “I dodged a bullet like two years ago. The injuries and what you go through off the field, as soon as I get home I can’t really do anything with my kids. But I don’t like to get too personal with that. I’m just happy and it’s a privilege to be out here. I’ve played 12 years and I’m happy with where I’m out now.”
With quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates also in the final year of their deals, there’s a chance that the Chargers offense could look very different come 2016. If this is the last hurrah, Floyd says it’s “important” to go out at a high level and added that he thinks the Chargers “have all the pieces to win a championship” this year.