His hip flexor, groin and abductor muscles are tested to ensure that no one area is weaker than the other. Cruz is more of a dune buggy, Donellan says. He needs to be built for linear speed but needs to be crash-tested. He needs anti-lock brakes and needs racing-grade handles.
If it all sounds a bit inhuman, building a football player like a muscle car, consider the strength of a man who can tear artificial turf just by stopping on a dime and then rattle off a inch vertical leap onto a stack of boxes.
Consider how far he might be able to push it if he keeps fine-tuning. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.
Ad Choices. It goes for a big loss. Play 9: Stuck in a third-and-forever, the Giants run a draw. Cruz does a little blocking.
Nothing earth-shattering. Analysis: Cruz remained healthy. That is the biggest factor after missing most of the past two seasons and several weeks this summer with leg injuries.
Cruz has proven twice in a span of five days he can play in an NFL game and have his legs hold up. Cruz used his guile and experience to beat Butler -- a Pro Bowl cornerback -- at the line of scrimmage. It was another encouraging moment and provides hope that as Cruz logs more game and practice reps, he should only get better.
Skip to main content Skip to navigation. New York Giants. Victor Cruz has moment of brilliance in nine snaps against Patriots. At Paterson Catholic High School the slender just pounds and short 5'9" Cruz starred on the football field, as both a receiver and a kick returner.
But poor college boards denied him the chance at any scholarships. Instead, after graduating in , Cruz enrolled at Bridgton Academy in Maine, where he did a postgraduate year to boost his academics and continue to play football. With improved test scores, Cruz enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in the fall of The football team redshirted him that season, with the hope he'd be ready to play the following year.
But poor grades forced Cruz to leave the school and return to Paterson to regroup and take classes at a local community school to boost his college grades. For Cruz, the year off proved to be a trying time.
Embarrassed by having to live at home again, he rarely went out. Then tragedy struck when his father took his own life. His father's death forced Cruz to take his own life more seriously. I had to study and work. There was still light at the end of the tunnel for me, and while it might have been dim, I had to run to it with everything in me. That next fall, Cruz re-enrolled at UMass. How do they fit your body? When people see you—before they even speak to you—they notice your outfit.
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