Giants Tender Victor Cruz

[Giantmetfan07]

Giants Apply First Round Tender To WR Victor Cruz


The Giants and receiver Victor Cruz still haven’t worked out a new contract. As a result, the Giants need to restrict the restricted free agent from hitting the open market.

[font=lucida sans unicode']Co-owner John Mara said Monday that the team will apply a highest possible tender, which would give the Giants a first-round pick as compensation if the Giants can’t or won’t match any offer Cruz corrals elsewhere. In turn, Cruz will be eligible to sign a one-year, $2.879 million contract.[/font]

[font=lucida sans unicode']In three NFL seasons, Cruz’s total salary has been $1.31 million.[/font]

[font=lucida sans unicode']The absence of the poison-pill provision means only that another team can’t use a device that would, for example, make the full amount of a six-year, $72 million deal fully guaranteed if Cruz plays six or more games at MetLife Stadium or some other characteristic that would be satisfied easily if the Giants are the team on the other side of the deal. Another team with plenty of 2013 cap space could still put together a heavily front-loaded deal that keeps the Giants from matching.[/font]

 

[VC15]

Cruz is in the process of changing agents, according to Mike Garafolo.

EDIT: Cruz's new agent is Tom Condon, who is also Eli and Kiwanuka's agent.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

He'll get a nice long term deal from the G-Men