![]() With the Giants trailing 23-20 with just 1:23 left in the game and at their own 23-yard line, it seemed as if they were on their way towards defeat. It was hard to narrow this category down, but here the top five games of Victor Cruz: Week 7 2012: Giants 27, Redskins 23 ![]() His salsa dances after he scored a touchdown and the chants of “Cruuuuuuzzzz” will live in Giants fans minds forever. X2OAYVgbyhĬruz worked hard to earn a roster spot in 2011 and little did anyone know at the start of the season, he would be one of the most valuable Giants on their road to Super Bowl 46.Ĭruz would become one of the most popular players in Giants history as he was a local kid from Paterson, New Jersey who made it to the big time. Cruz would appear in three games in 2010, but did not catch a pass before being put on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.Ĭongrats and welcome to The former #Giants WR and Super Bowl champion joins ESPN as an NFL analyst and will debut tomorrow. The 31-year-old Cruz first burst onto the NFL scene in August of 2010 when he scored three touchdowns in the Giants 31-16 preseason victory over the Jets. Cruz will now work with ESPN as an NFL analyst. That's something that you don't just say, 'I'm going to do it.' You do it from the heart, from within and what he did was amazing.Victor Cruz may have played in just six seasons in the NFL, but he had several monumental moments during his New York Giants career.įormer New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz announcement his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. "You've got to be able to put yourself in that family's situation to understand at least what they're going through," Rice said in a conference call with the New York media about Sunday's game against the Giants. "Hopefully some of their grief might at least temporarily be suspended in being able to embrace Victor Cruz," Coughlin said, adding what he did speaking volumes of what he has inside.īaltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice said what Cruz did took heart. Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he was incredibly proud of Cruz for visiting with the Pinto family. "Ever since it happened I've kind of been spending more time with her, just cherishing the little moments, the little time you get with her because you never know when that can be taken from you," he said. The visit also gave Cruz time to reflect, especially looking at his daughter. I am definitely humbled by it, and it's definitely an unfortunate but humbling experience for me." "It leaves you kind of blank," Cruz said. They are a great family and they're really united at this time and it was good to see."Ĭruz said it was strange thinking about a child being buried in his jersey. It was a time where I just wanted to be a positive voice, a positive light in the tunnel where it can really be negative, so it was a good time. We got to smile a little bit, which was good for them. "It was just an emotional time," Cruz said. It was a day Jack got to see his favorite team win a championship. "I just wanted to go and spend some time with them and be someone they could talk to, and be someone they can vent to, talk about how much of a fans they are of the team, or different times they watched the Super Bowl."Ĭruz spent that part of the visit sitting in the chair where Jack's father, Dean, sat when he watched the Giants' Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in February. "I didn't want to go in there and make a speech," Cruz said. The 26-year-old player best known for his salsa dances after touchdowns, signed autographs for the children before heading inside. Jack Pinto" on his cleats before the Giants' loss to the Falcons Sunday in Atlanta. ![]() The older brother (Ben) was still emotional, so I gave them to him."Ĭruz had written "Jack Pinto, My Hero" and "R.I.P. I got out and gave them the cleats and the gloves and they appreciated it. "I saw how affected they were by just my presence alone. "They were still pretty emotional, crying and stuff like that," Cruz said. Seeing the family outside the home along with some local children made Cruz feel better. You never know how it is going to go down." You never know when they are going through something like that. "I just didn't know how I was going to be received. The boy was one of 20 first-graders and six adults killed in the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.Ĭruz drove to Newtown with his girlfriend, Elaina Watley, and their daughter, Kennedy. The family disclosed after Friday's massacre that Cruz was Jack's favorite player. ![]()
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