[adsenseyu1]Yesterday WR Victor Cruz did an interview in which he said he felt as if he was underpaid and insinuated that the only reason he accepted the deal to stay with the Giants was to stay close to home. So let’s examine the situation a bit more in depth. Now I think most people would […]
[adsenseyu1] Victor Cruz and the New York Giants finally came to terms today on a 5 year contract extension worth about $43 million. The $8.6 million APY puts Cruz’ contract firmly in line with the slot receiver market something he had likely been hoping to break away from in light of the position busting contract […]
[adsenseyu1]One of those smaller rules in the NFL that very few people know about or, at the very least discuss, is the June 15 tender date for Restricted Free Agents that have yet to sign with their club. A RFA has a signing period in which he is able to negotiate with other teams. Once […]
A little while ago, ProFootballTalk.com posted their “Free Agent Hot 100” list, which, as you might guess, is their list of the top 100 NFL free agents this offseason. As I scrolled through the list, something stuck out to me: only 5 of the players on the list are restricted free agents (“RFA’s”). Although RFA’s […]
Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star Ledger has an update on the latest contract negotiations or lack thereof between the New York Giants and star WR Victor Cruz. The piece right now that I found of most interest was this tidbit: Asked if Cruz’s asking price is unreasonable, Mara said, “Well, right now, but that’s […]
The New York Giants followed the Green Bay Packers lead by getting in early on player cuts with the release of wide receiver Victor Cruz and running back Rashad Jennings today. The two moves will clear $10 million in salary cap space for the Giants, moving them to about $32 million in estimated room, which […]
Injuries are a killer in the NFL and every year there are plenty of them. Prior to yesterday’s slate of games there was a total of about $273 million worth of contracts sitting on injured reserve and that list will only grow when the Giants and Texans add Odell Beckham and JJ Watt to the […]