A few weeks ago, Victor Cruz said he was 80 percent recovered from the torn patellar tendon in his right knee. On Tuesday, he gave a new -- if lighthearted -- analysis.
"I'm 81 percent now," he said with a smile. "I'm going north. That's all that matters. I'm going up."
Cruz still isn't to the point where he can participate in workouts with the team in minicamp, but he's been doing plenty of running and cutting on the side without setbacks and remains convinced that he'll be back on the field for the start of training camp.