The Facts:
Cruz was the breakout star of a Super Bowl team in New York, but he's also perhaps the most criminally underpaid player in the league right now. A training camp holdout is a common leverage ploy in these situations, but don't expect to see it in Cruz's case. "That's not even in my vocabulary," Cruz told the New York Post on Tuesday at the Nike uniform roll out event in New York. "I don't even know what that means."
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Cruz was third in the NFL in receiving last season, but is due to make just $540,000 in 2012, the final year of his contract before he becomes a restricted free agent. By comparison, the league's leading receiver in 2011, Calvin Johnson, recently signed an eight-year, $150.5 million deal with the Lions. Patriots wideout Chad Ochocinco earned $6 million last season despite finishing with 1,260 fewer receiving yards than Cruz. ... We'll go ahead and suggest the Giants would be wise to work something out with Cruz over the long haul given his benevolent mood.
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