On September 21, 2014, in the second quarter of a scoreless game against the Texans, Victor Cruz caught a 26-yard scoring pass from Eli Manning.
No one would have guessed at the time that it could wind up being his final touchdown ever at MetLife Stadium.
Yet here we are, 27 months later, and Cruz is facing the very real possibility of playing his final game in front of the fans who have embraced him throughout his career, the ones who have joined him on the roller-coaster ride from undrafted free agent to superstar to veteran role player, whom he refers to as family.