Michael Floyd

NFL CAREER – Floyd comes to New Orleans to compete for a roster spot with the former first round draft pick possessing a reputation for being able to spread the field. He's played in 89 career games with 48 starts, and has posted career totals of 256 receptions for 3,859 yards (15.1 avg.) with 24 touchdown grabs. Floyd will look to recapture the form that allowed him to catch 209 passes for 3,293 yards (15.8 avg.) and 19 touchdowns from 2012-15.

NFL CAREER – Floyd comes to New Orleans to compete for a roster spot with the former first round draft pick possessing a reputation for being able to spread the field. He's played in 89 career games with 48 starts, and has posted career totals of 256 receptions for 3,859 yards (15.1 avg.) with 24 touchdown grabs. Floyd will look to recapture the form that allowed him to catch 209 passes for 3,293 yards (15.8 avg.) and 19 touchdowns from 2012-15.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by Saints, 8/1/17; Signed to a one-year contract,  by Minnesota, 5/10/17; Claimed by New England off of waivers from Arizona, 12/15/16; Waived by Arizona, 12/14/16; Signed by Arizona to a four-year contract, 6/11/12; Drafted by Cardinals in the first round (13th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

2017 – Played in 11 regular games with one start for Minnesota and recorded 10 receptions for 78 yards. Also played in two postseason games and recorded no stats. 2016 – Saw time in 11 games and six starts with Arizona and two with New England, starting one during regular season...Started and played in one postseason contest with New England, facing Houston in AFC Divisional Playoff...Had 33 receptions with Arizona and four with New England in regular-season...Hauled in five TDs, four with Arizona and one with New England in regular-season finale vs. Miami...Released by Arizona on 12/14 and claimed by New England on 12/15...Had season-high 101 yards vs. San Francisco (11/13) on five receptions...Had consecutive games with season-high five catches vs. Seattle (10/23) and vs. San Francisco (11/13)...The game vs. Seattle (10/23) ended in a 6-6 tie...Played in first game as a Patriot vs. NY Jets (12/24) and caught one pass for six yards... Caught first TD as a Patriot in regular season finale at Miami (1/1/17), ending day with three catches for 36 yards and a TD on a 14-yard scoring pass from Tom Brady...Played in AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Houston (1/14/17) and had a nine-yard catch... Was inactive for AFC Championship Game vs. Pittsburgh and Super Bowl LI vs. Atlanta. 2015 – Played in 15 regular season games and started six...Ranked third on the club with 52 catches and 849 yards and tied career-best with six TDs...Helped Arizona rank first in total offense in the National Football League for the first time in team history and set franchise records for points (489) and TDs (59)...Helped club go 13-3 to win NFC West and advance to NFC title game before falling on the road to Carolina...Had career-high five games with 100+ yards on the season to lead Arizona players...Started slowly during season while dealing with hand injury but posted 44 catches, 745 yards and all six TDs in the final 10 games of the season...Had all five games with 100+ yards in the final eight games he played on the season...Had season-high 113 yards and tied season-high with seven catches at Seattle (11/15) and had season-high two TDs on the day...Caught TDs in four consecutive games, at Pittsburgh (10/18), vs. Baltimore (10/26), at Cleveland (11/1) and at Seattle (11/15)...Reeled in a 60-yard TD strike at Cleveland (11/1), the second-longest score of his career...Missed first career game vs. Cincinnati (11/22) when he was sidelined with a hamstring injury...Had a postseason career-high two-TD day in NFC Divisional Round playoffs vs. Green Bay (1/16/16). 2014 – Started 14 of the 16 regular season games he played as the Cardinals went 11-5 and qualified for playoffs as a Wild Card...Led team with 841 receiving yards...His 17.9 yards per catch ranked second in the National Football League and he had 15 receptions of 20+ yards, including 5 TDs of 20+ yards...Notched first career multi-TD day with 2 scores vs. Detroit (11/16)...Set career-high with eight catches and had season-high 153 yards in regular season finale at San Francisco (12/28) with TDs of 20 and 41 yards...Caught a pass in his first career playoff contest, at Carolina (1/3/15) in NFC Wild Card action. 2013 – Started all 16 games and had a breakout season with career-high 65 catches and his first career 1,000-yard campaign with 1,041...Team went 10-6 but did not qualify for playoffs... Had best day as a pro with six catches for career-high 193 yards at Jacksonville (11/17), including a career-long 91-yard TD...The 91-yarder was the sixth-longest play from scrimmage in team history and the 193 yards were the seventh-best by a Cardinal...Had consecutive 100-yard days with 193 at Jacksonville (11/17) and 104 vs. Indianapolis (11/24) on a season-high seven catches...Posted games with 99 yards at Philadelphia (12/1) and 91 yards vs. San Francisco (12/29).  2012 – Played in all 16 games, starting three in the final five contests...Ranked third on the team with 45 catches and 562 yards...Scored a touchdown on his first career catch, catching a deflection for an eight-yard score vs. Philadelphia (9/23)...Made first career start at NY Jets (12/2)...Wrapped up season with career-best eight catches for 186 yards at San Francisco (12/30), the fourth-best mark by a Cardinals rookie in a game and the second-best mark by an NFL rookie in 2012. 

COLLEGE – Started 41 of his 43 career games at Notre Dame... Set school records with 271 catches for 3,686 yards and 37 TDs... Ended tenure in South Bend with five school career records...Set school mark with 17 career 100-yard games...Caught a pass in 42 of 43 games played...Named team MVP as a senior and was a semi-finalist for Biletnikoff Award...Named second-Team All-America and set school record with 100 receptions and his 1,147 yards was the 4th-best mark by an Irish player...Started all 12 games as a junior and notched 79 catches for 1,025 yards and 12 TDs, the 79 catches ranked third on all-time ND list and the 12 TDs tied for fourth...Started the seven games he played as a sophomore in 2009, ranking second on team with 44 catches, 795 yards and nine TDs...Started 10 of the 11 games he played as a freshman in 2008 en route to setting ND freshman records with 48 catches, 719 yards and seven TDs...Came off the bench in 1st career game and caught 22-yard TD on his first career reception, marking the first time an Irish freshman scored in the season opener. 

PERSONAL – Twice named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota, twice earned Associated Press Player of the Year and as a senior was first-team All-America by USA Today and Parade at Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) HS...Selected to play in U.S. Army All-America Game...Caught 59 passes for 1,247 yards and 17 touchdowns as senior...Had 63 catches for 1,240 yards and 16 TDs as junior...Standout in basketball ended with 1,380 points, just 86 points off the school record.