It looks like Victor Cruz will remain with the New York Giants. It wasn’t a surprise that Cruz didn’t receive an offer sheet from any teams considered he wanted a long term deal and teams would have to give up a first round draft pick. Read more after the jump.
According to NFL.com
Friday’s 11:59 p.m. ET restricted free-agent deadline passed, and restricted free agent Victor Cruz did not receive an offer sheet from another team, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported, citing a source with knowledge of Cruz’s situation.
The saga will drag on between the New York Giants and the wide receiver, who continues to lobby for a long-term contract. Cruz did not show up at voluntary offseason workouts this week and hasn’t signed his $2.879 million tender.
This locks Cruz into the Giants for 2013 barring a holdout or trade.
Cruz is reportedly seeking an $11 million a year contract from the Giants. The team however hasn’t locked up Hakeem Nicks yet and he’s reportedly their number one priority over Cruz. Considering the lack of interest from opposing teams I’m assuming the Giants and Cruz will eventually come to a middle ground. I would advise Cruz not to holdout since that obviously hasn’t worked for others *cough Maurice Jones-Drew cough*
