The countdown to Victor Cruz's comeback has been aborted yet again.
The wide receiver was expected to participate in his first full-length practice with the Giants on Wednesday and to gear up for his return to regular-season action on Sunday in Buffalo, but he was unable to make it through the individual drills early in the workout without aggravating his calf. After being sidelined since mid-August with that injury -- and since last October because of a torn patellar tendon -- he could be out for several more weeks before returning to action.
"It sucks, to say the least," fellow Giants receiver Rueben Randle said of the development that deflated a team eagerly anticipating having one of its most popular -- and most productive -- players back on the field.