It all happened so quickly. Victor Cruz burst onto the scene and, before you knew it, was among the league’s top playmakers. From blowing away Rex Ryan in a preseason game to catching a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl, it was a meteoric rise and subsequent fall.
As quickly as many realized Cruz’s brilliance as a jitterbug slot receiver was real, it was gone. With one leap in the corner of the end zone in Philadelphia during the 2014 season, his New York Giants career was torn to shreds.
Cruz, 30, was cut on Monday because, truth be told, the Giants aren’t convinced he can still play at a high level.