Cruz On Contract Ext.:"We would like to get it done before the season’s [over]"

[BrohanSolo]

Cruz hopes to cash in by the end of the season | ProFootballTalk

On Monday, Giants receiver Victor Cruz told Bob Glauber of Newsday that the free-agent-turned-franchise-receiver wants to “block out” the disconnect between his production and his paycheck. On Tuesday, Cruz wasn’t able to block it out.

Cruz told WFAN radio in New York that he hopes to get a new deal done by the end of the season.

“We would like to get it done before the season’s [over],” Cruz said, via Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger. “We don’t want to drag it along, and [have it] become something that blocks the team in the offseason, and something that is in the media every day. We don’t want it to get like that. We want to just knock it out halfway through the season, or during the season at the very least, and put it behind [us].”

So much for blocking it out.

He shouldn’t have to, in our view. At some point, the Giants need to take care of him. Otherwise, the front office will lose credibility in the eyes of other players in the locker room.

High achievement needs to be rewarded. Cruz has done that, without the signing bonus or roster bonuses or other perks of a first-round contract. Instead, Cruz gets the third-year minimum salary of $540,000.

Two years ago, the NFL was insisting on a rookie wage scale to ensure that unproven players who never panned out wouldn’t suck millions out of the system. The money saved should be spent on guys like Cruz.

If the Giants don’t extend Cruz, he’ll become a restricted free agent in March 2013. But since it seems like no team is signing restricted free agents (cough . . . collusion . . . cough), he still may be at the mercy of the Giants, when it comes to getting paid what he deserves.

Currently leading the Giants in catches, yards, and touchdowns. Pay that man

 

[Mr swag]

Giants are over the cap.

Can't happen even if they wanted to


They can add years but not give an increase this year

 

[Yung Yogurt]

I hope he goes to the Cowboys

 

[Mr swag]

I hope he goes to the Cowboys

They can't tag him cuz they don't have the money

I hope they skins pay up

mora

UPDATE

He's restricted. His a giant next year if they have a deal or not "mike Wallace"

 

[DirtyD]

mora

 

[FAH1223]

he'll still be a Giant next year and get paid the RFA tender

 

[Pack2]

he gonna get paid....we'll take care of him soon enough

*does salsa*

 

[Dat916nigga]

we can all agree that he's heavily underpaid but he might have to wait a while for that extension

 

[GetInTheTruck]

Thank God the Giants are an organization I can trust to do the right thing

 

[thelonious21]

Giants are over the cap.

Can't happen even if they wanted to


They can add years but not give an increase this year

not a G fan but


you sound serious

 

[Born2BKing]

Thank God the Giants are an organization I can trust to do the right thing

:sadjetsfans:

 

[Skip b]

Thank God the Giants are an organization I can trust to do the right thing

He proved over and over he's a big boy receiver, truthfully he's the best receiver in the league but he gets slighted like Eli does, the Giants will do the right thing and lock him up, we always do the right thing.




at Steve Smith, what ever happened to that faq

 

[Born2BKing]

He proved over and over he's a big boy receiver, truthfully he's the best receiver in the league but he gets slighted like Eli does, the Giants will do the right thing and lock him up, we always do the right thing.




at Steve Smith, what ever happened to that faq

 

[NV-ME]

no worries,

gawd g.m. got this.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Top 5 reciever