Victor Michael Cruz is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at UMass. He signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots and made the 2012 Pro Bowl with the Giants.
Victor Cruz is famous for a football wide receiver. He went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft and was signed the day after the draft by the New York Giants. He received a major hamstring injury. The injury made him forced to miss most of the 2010 season. He caught 10 balls for 142 yards while playing NFC title game against the San Franciso. Then he gave the Giants the victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. He signed five years for $43 million contract extension with Cruz. Unfortunately, he got injuries. His sprained left knee and a concussion while playing against the Seattle Seahawks became worse. In 2017, he inked a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears. Later, the team released him in the same year. On August 21, 2018, he announced that he is retired from the NFL. He wanted to become an analyst for ESPN.
Victor Cruz was born on November 11, 1986, in Paterson, New Jersey. He holds American nationality and belongs to Afro-American ethnicity. His birth sign is Scorpio. He attended Paterson Catholic High School in Paterson. He completed a post-graduate semester at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine. He initially struggled to successfully combine his college studies with his football career, and was twice sent home from the University of Massachusetts for academic reasons. He only became eligible to play for the University of Massachusetts in 2007. But he went on to have a solid college football career and to complete a college degree. He was named a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver for the years 2008 and 2009.
Victor Cruz was born to a father named Michael Walker and a mother named Blanca Cruz. His father was African American and a firefighter and his mother is Puerto Rican. His father committed suicide in 2007.
Victor Cruz height of 6 feet (1.83m) tall and body weight of 93 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Victor Cruz is an unmarried man but is in a relationship with Karrueche Tran. Previously, he dated Elaina Watley for a very long time. In 2014, the couple got engaged. They have a beautiful daughter named Kennedy Cruz. In 2017, there were rumors of their split after Cruz's public appearance with the model Karrueche Tran. Currently, he is dating the model.
Victor Cruz estimated net worth of $17 million and his salary is around $8.6 million. He earns a good amount of money from his profession.