We should find out soon when Giants training camps opens how close wide receiver Victor Cruz is to being about to play football.
But until then, we’ve got the next-best thing: Self-posted workout video.
To provide evidence that he’s over the knee and calf injuries that have kept him off the field since October 2014, Cruz posted a video on Instagram which showed him running a route, cutting and making a leaping catch.
“This journey has taken me through so much,” he wrote, via the New York Daily News. Just happy to flourish again. Still a long way go. #StriveForGreatness #RWTW”
Cruz did some individual drills during minicamp in June, and he’s correct that he has a significant distance to travel to get back to his old form. If he can do so, the Giants would love it, but they’ve covered themselves by using a second-round pick on his replacement Sterling Shepard just in case.