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Victor Cruz

Reese: WR Victor Cruz (patellar tendon) is 'probably 85, close to 90 percent right now'

NJ.com
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May 05, 2015 · 10:46 AM EDT

The last time we checked in with Victor Cruz before the draft, he said he had "zero doubts" that he would be ready for the season opener in Dallas. Giants GM Jerry Reese said there is no reason to believe that won't happen, but that they are taking a cautious approach with Cruz's rehab.

"We feel really good about Victor, he's working hard every day," Reese said. "I was down there watching him work out a couple of days before the draft. He's excited, he's jumping up on boxes as tall as he is, almost, so he must be doing pretty good for me. We think he's probably 85, close to 90 percent right now, but they're taking him at a snail's pace just so he won't have any setbacks."

It's important to note that Reese is not a medical professional, so he might have gotten a little over-excited with the "85-90%" comment. Cruz said before the draft that he had only been running in a straight line so far, and that he hoped to progress to cutting soon.

But the fact that Cruz has not had any setbacks so far is encouraging, and the box drills that Reese referred to are an indication that he's trying to regain some of the fast-twitch explosion that he would have lost from the injury.

Fantasy Impact: 

Cruz tore his patellar tendon in mid-October, so while these reports are encouraging, it's no sure thing that he'll be back for the start of the season. Even if he's fully healthy, he's not going to get the same number of targets given Odell Beckham's emergence as a top-flight wideout. Cruz is currently going in the later rounds.

Victor Cruz

Giants WR Victor Cruz (knee) has 'zero doubts' that he'll be ready to play Week 1

NJ.com
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Apr 23, 2015 · 2:43 PM EDT

Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz's rehabilitation from a serious knee injury has so far gone as planned. Both the Giants and Cruz expect him to be ready for the season opener on Sunday night, Sep. 13, against the Dallas Cowboys.

"Absolutely. There is not a doubt in my mind that I'll be out there playing on the field [Week 1]," Cruz said Thursday. "Obviously it's just a matter of getting myself back to 100 percent.

"I definitely, as of right now, there is zero doubts in my mind that I'll be playing in that first game and continue to be at 100 percent and playing at the level I'd like to be playing."

Fantasy Impact: 

Cruz tore his patellar tendon in mid-October, and despite Cruz's confidence, it's no sure thing that he'll be back for the start of the season. He's probably a player to avoid this season unless his price drops so much that he becomes a value in the later rounds. He's not going to get the same number of targets given Odell Beckham's emergence as a top-flight wideout.

Victor Cruz

Giants unsure about status of WR Victor Cruz

ESPN
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Apr 15, 2015 · 6:04 PM EDT

The Giants don't know whether and to what extent Victor Cruz will recover from his severe knee injury. He may not be ready to start training camp, and even if he is, he's likely to be on a somewhat limited program as the team works him back slowly from his torn patellar tendon. There's a chance he misses a game or two, and a strong chance he's not 100 percent even when he does return to game action.

Fantasy Impact: 

This doesn't sound very good, at least for 2015. What the Giants do at the position in the draft will be telling. They have Rueben Randle locked in as a starter, but OC Ben McAdoo typically calls a lot of three-receiver sets, so whoever plays the slot might be fantasy relevant.

Eli Manning
New York Daily News
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Apr 10, 2015 · 10:31 AM EDT

Eli Manning was in uncharted waters a year ago at this time. He was learning a new offense for the first time in his NFL career, while nursing an ankle injury that still hadn’t fully healed. His immediate future seemed filled with uncertainty.

But he feels none of that uncertainty now.

Manning is ready to take the no-longer-new Ben McAdoo offense “to another level” in the 2015 season, now that he’s so much more familiar with the playbook after a full year in the system. In an interview with the team website – Manning wasn’t made available to any outside reporters – the quarterback spoke of an “easier transition” in Year 2 that has him “excited” for the possibilities of the offense on his 6-10 team.

“This year will be a much easier transition, knowing that we have been through so much of it already,” said Manning, who recently had been working out at Ole Miss with some of their receivers and alumni. “It’s definitely a different starting point. I feel good about it. I feel that I have a good understanding of it."

Fantasy Impact: 

Manning will benefit with bust-out new star Odel Beckham Jr. and what looks like the return of Victor Cruz at WR. Plus, he seemed to be more on the same page with Rueben Randle toward the end of last season, so Manning will be surrounded by weapons in 2015. He'll be drafted as a QB2 most likely but with the potential to put up QB1 fantasy stats from time to time.

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