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Chargers sign free agent WR Malcom Floyd

One of the NFL's elite offenses regained a big-play receiver on Friday when Malcom Floyd and the Chargers agreed on a two-year contract.Terms of the deal weren't released.Floyed, 6-foot-5 and deft at snatching passes above defenders, averaged 19.4 yards per catch last year and led San Diego's wide receivers with 37 receptions."He was like a human vacuum machine," backup quarterback Billy Volek said. "Any ball that was put his way, he went up and got it."Reports out of Baltimore had the Ravens close to signing Floyd on Friday.An hour before Floyd's deal was announced, Volek said Chargers players were "hoping and praying" the 29-year-old Floyd would return to San Diego.The Chargers in 2010 were without Pro Bowl receiver Vincent Jackson for training camp and most of the season. Their offense still ended up second in the NFL in both passing yards and passer rating. In his 11 games, Floyd had six touchdown catches, only three fewer than his career total in 51 games before 2010."He really st...

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