It’s too bad he once felt the need to blame the Giants for what happened rather than say he was a victim of misfortune and a bad break.
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It’s a shame Cruz couldn’t enjoy a full career prime because of what occurred in Philadelphia that fateful fall evening. He never played a down of regular season football again.
After the 2016 campaign, Cruz spent time with the Chicago Bears, but he didn’t make the team’s final roster before the start of the 2017 regular season. Cruz worked to come back from that horrific incident in which he suffered a torn patellar tendon, but he wasn’t the same dynamic presence. The sky was the limit for Cruz until October 2014, when, like the previously mentioned Smith, an injury sparked the beginning of the end of his New York career. Cruz evolved into a home-run hitter capable of scoring a 99-yard touchdown against the New York Jets and of catching a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl playing alongside the only real offensive CEO he played with as a pro. Cruz went undrafted in 2010, but he became a favorite Manning target during the 2011 campaign after an injury ended Steve Smith’s tenure with the Giants. Lest we forget, Manning is as responsible for Cruz’s NFL successes as was Cruz. Manning is the quintessential face of a franchise. Even when former coach Ben McAdoo ridiculously benched Manning in favor of Geno Smith and was subsequently fired, Manning still went to bat for him. Do you know who has always taken the high road since 2004? Eli Manning. It’s the mantra and hashtag that accompanies these online cap-tips. The Giants give him a tribute when he retires. That guy speaks poorly about the team and about its greatest QB. He and the club go in different directions for whatever reasons. It’s the classy response one has come to expect from the organization. Time heals all wounds, so the saying goes, and the Giants honored Cruz via social media posts on Tuesday. That roster was probably the best Giants squad of Manning’s career.Ĭongrats on your retirement #OnceAGiantAlwaysAGiant /pXbrre95ay Plaxico Burress apparently believed Manning should have been more supportive after Burress accidentally shot himself and sunk the team’s chances of repeating as Super Bowl champs in the process. Amani Toomer once stated that Tony Romo was better than Manning. Former running back Tiki Barber became a villain among some fans after taking shots at Manning.
It’s embarrassing, and not for Manning.Ĭruz wasn’t the first person to put his foot in his mouth when speaking about Manning and the Giants after departing East Rutherford. To even suggest that Manning, a two-time champion and two-time Super Bowl MVP who is the undisputed greatest offensive player in the 90+-year history of the franchise, ignored an open Cruz during games because he and others within the organization were concerned about future salary cap situations is beyond laughable. He later hinted that headlines and posts about his comments were misleading, almost as if there wasn’t video of his exact comments available for everybody to witness.Ĭruz’s words are no less ridiculous in August 2018 than they were the second they left his mouth. As explained by Zach Braziller of the New York Post, Cruz claimed that he wasn’t adequately targeted during his last season with the Giants so that the club could part ways with him. Those memories don’t erase the fact Cruz threw Manning and the Giants under the bus in 2017 after the Giants released him. Instead, those individuals want to remember Cruz’s highlights that involved him dancing after scoring touchdowns and helping Big Blue win a Super Bowl. Fans don’t want to focus on that the same day the former New York wide receiver announced that he was ending any attempts to continue his NFL career and joining ESPN to work as an NFL analyst. Victor Cruz once accused quarterback Eli Manning and the New York Giants of sabotaging his career. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.By Zac Wassink 4 years ago Fans of the New York Giants still love newly-retired wide receiver Victor Cruz even if Cruz hasn’t always loved the club back. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will never get one image out of his head - and its not him winning Super Bowl XLVI with Big Blue. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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