San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd tore his labrum against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, and will attempt to rehab and play through it this season, according to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport.
The 34-year-old receiver was the teams' third-leading receiver with 409 yards and three touchdowns this season. Floyd said this will be his last season in the NFL, and he has been a dynamic player in the league for 10 seasons. The Chargers receiver has played his entire career in San Diego, and has 5,398 career receiving yards with 34 touchdowns.
Losing Floyd could be a huge blow for San Diego, as they have already lost wide receiver Keenan Allen, who the team has already placed him on season-ending injured reserve due to a kidney injury. San Diego fell to 2-7 after losing to the Bears, 22-19, on Monday night, and the team will have to play for pride as they are a long shot to contend for the playoffs.
"At this point, I think you play for respect...of the other guys in the locker room," said quarterback Philip Rivers, via the Associated Press. "I really think there's nothing worth past it than that. That's why I'm going to show up and continue to go because we have 16 of them and because I want to make sure that I continue to earn and have that from those other guys in there. So, I hope the rest of us will do the same."
San Diego has lost five straight games, and will need to fix multiple issues they've been faced with during the upcoming bye week. The Chargers face the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 22, and it will be interesting to see if Floyd will be able to play. The Chargers veteran receiver will look to finish his NFL career on the field, but that will all depend on how he recovers from this injury.
