Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz is a former wide receiver with the NFL's New York Giants. In 2018, Cruz officially announced his retirement from the NFL to become an analyst for ESPN.

Cruz attended Paterson Catholic High School in New Jersey and completed a post-graduate semester at Bridgton Academy in Maine. He went on to play football at the University of Massachusetts where he is ranked fourth on the all-time UMass receptions list, despite the fact that he didn't start a game until his junior season. He scored 11 touchdowns in his college career and had just under 2,000 receiving yards. Cruz was named a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver in 2008 and 2009.

In 2010 Cruz went undrafted and was later signed by the New York Giants. He went on to finish his first preseason leading the NFL with 297 receiving yards, tied for the preseason lead with 4 touchdown catches and ranked second overall with 15 catches. He was then selected as part of the Giants' 53-man regular season roster. Cruz played in three games at the start of the season before a hamstring injury placed him on injured reserve for the remainder of the year.

In the 2011 season, Cruz played a vital role in the Giants key win over the Philadelphia Eagles, when he finished the game with 3 catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns, the first and second of his career. Cruz, a fan favorite, is well-known for his salsa celebrations following a touchdown.