Victor Cruz Injury: Updates on Giants WR's Knee and Recovery

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is continuing his comeback from a torn patellar tendon in his right knee, suffered against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6 of the 2014 season. He is already participating in drills at training camp and told the Daily News' Ebenezer Samuel he was at "93 percent" of his progress as of July 30.

Continue for updates.

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Cruz on "Pitch Count" at Training Camp; Coughlin Comments

Monday, Aug. 3

NJ.com's Jordan Raanan noted Cruz is on a "pitch count" and "didn't take the initial snaps during team drills with the first team."

"He actually went on the ground one time and actually felt good about doing that. That's one hurdle," coach Tom Coughlin said after [Sunday's] practice about Cruz laying out to make a catch, per Raanan. "He was out there and working and enjoying himself. So there's more to come."

Getting Cruz back will be a huge boost to the Giants offense as it prepares for the 2015 season. Starting his second year of the West Coast offense under offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, quarterback Eli Manning is going to have plenty of targets to look for. 

Cruz will create one of the best wide receiver duos in the league, joining Odell Beckham Jr., who took the league by storm with an awe-inspiring rookie campaign that saw him record over 1,000 yards receiving in just 12 games while making a number of catches worthy of going on the highlight reel. 

Before his injury, Cruz saw his numbers drop from a rookie season in 2011 in which he had 1,536 yards to 998 in 2013. That might have to do with the decline and departures of wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham. 

But with a worthy counterpart in Beckham, along with a solid third receiver in Rueben Randle, expect Cruz to be one of two Giants wide receivers with over 1,000 yards in 2015, playing on a healthy right knee.

Stats courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com.