Victor Cruz Biography

Victor Cruz is an American football wide receiver who happens to be playing as a free agent currently. He was born and brought up in Paterson, New Jersey, which is known to be one of the most notorious localities in the city of New Jersey when it comes to the crime rate. He was always interested in football and played for his school team. He was discovered by the football coach Andrew Slome and in 2003, he went on earning All-State honours as a senior. He then got enrolled into the University of Massachusetts and became a key part of their football team. In the 2010 NFL Draft, he was signed by the New York Giants and his career began with the pre-season games where he performed exceptionally well. Although an injury at the beginning of the regular season had him sitting on the bench for the remaining of the season. Suffering from injuries in the next few seasons, he performed above average. But it was not enough to keep him on the team and the Giants finally let him go in February 2017. In May 2017, he was signed on by the Chicago Bears, but they also released him from a contract 5 months later.