Victor Cruz (American football)
Cruz in 2012
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 11, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Paterson, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Paterson (NJ) Catholic | ||||||||
| College: | UMass | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 303 |
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| Receiving yards: | 4,549 |
| Touchdowns: | 25 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Victor Michael Cruz (born November 11, 1986) is an American Football Wide Receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at UMass, and signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. With the Giants, he won Super Bowl XLVI and was invited to the Pro Bowl after the 2012 season. He was released from the Giants after the 2016 season.
Cruz was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on November 11, 1986 to Blanca Cruz and Michael Walker, a firefighter. His mother is Puerto Rican, and his father was Black. Cruz's father committed suicide in 2007.
Cruz attended Paterson Catholic High School in Paterson. He completed a post-graduate semester at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine. Cruz put up 47 catches for 883 yards and eight touchdowns in his single season at Bridgton Academy. At Paterson Catholic, Victor played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Andrew Slome, who he credits for his success. He earned All-State honors as a senior in 2003, when the team went undefeated at 11–0 and captured the New Jersey Parochial Group I championship. That season, Cruz caught 42 passes and scored 19 touchdowns—15 on receptions.
Cruz initially struggled to successfully combine his college studies with his football career, and was twice sent home from the University of Massachusetts for academic reasons. He only became eligible to play for the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in 2007, but went on to have both a solid college football career and to complete a college degree.
Cruz finished his career at University of Massachusetts with 131 catches ranking him fourth on the all-time UMass receptions list, despite the fact that he didn't start a game until his junior season. He scored 11 touchdowns in his career and had just under 2,000 receiving yards. Cruz was named a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver for the years 2008 and 2009.
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