They fired the coach of those two titles, Tom Coughlin (or he officially resigned, but no one is buying that), after three straight losing seasons and replaced him with his former assistant and human Mr Potato Head Ben McAdoo. The time between then and when he retires would just be a victory lap, with any actual success being gravy.īut he nor the Giants have rested on their laurels. His CV is already Hall of Fame worthy, and a middling few years for both him and the Giants had seemed to indicate the book on the Eli Era was already been written. Manning is 35 years old with two memorable Super Bowl titles to his credit. More NFL: John Elway always gets his way | Preseason predictions.Running back Shane Vereen outshined Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott, especially in the fourth quarter as he was the biggest factor in the Giants pulling off the 20-19 win over their NFC East rivals. Larry Donnell scored, too, and has often shown flashes of being a top-10 tight end. Rookie Sterling Shepard had a touchdown and looked like he belonged. But the Giants’ arsenal doesn’t end there. His return gives quarterback Eli Manning a bona fide second option to complement all-world No 1 option Odell Beckham Jr. Long a fan favourite, Cruz’s return from injury isn’t just for the feels. That's something that you don't just say, 'I'm going to do it.' You do it from the heart, from within and what he did was amazing.Victor Cruz's first TD reception in 721 days. "You've got to be able to put yourself in that family's situation to understand at least what they're going through," Rice said in a conference call with the New York media about Sunday's game against the Giants. "Hopefully some of their grief might at least temporarily be suspended in being able to embrace Victor Cruz," Coughlin said, adding what he did speaking volumes of what he has inside.īaltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice said what Cruz did took heart. Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he was incredibly proud of Cruz for visiting with the Pinto family. "Ever since it happened I've kind of been spending more time with her, just cherishing the little moments, the little time you get with her because you never know when that can be taken from you," he said. The visit also gave Cruz time to reflect, especially looking at his daughter. I am definitely humbled by it, and it's definitely an unfortunate but humbling experience for me." "It leaves you kind of blank," Cruz said. They are a great family and they're really united at this time and it was good to see."Ĭruz said it was strange thinking about a child being buried in his jersey. It was a time where I just wanted to be a positive voice, a positive light in the tunnel where it can really be negative, so it was a good time. We got to smile a little bit, which was good for them. "It was just an emotional time," Cruz said. It was a day Jack got to see his favorite team win a championship. "I just wanted to go and spend some time with them and be someone they could talk to, and be someone they can vent to, talk about how much of a fans they are of the team, or different times they watched the Super Bowl."Ĭruz spent that part of the visit sitting in the chair where Jack's father, Dean, sat when he watched the Giants' Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in February. "I didn't want to go in there and make a speech," Cruz said. The 26-year-old player best known for his salsa dances after touchdowns, signed autographs for the children before heading inside. Jack Pinto" on his cleats before the Giants' loss to the Falcons Sunday in Atlanta. The older brother (Ben) was still emotional, so I gave them to him."Ĭruz had written "Jack Pinto, My Hero" and "R.I.P. I got out and gave them the cleats and the gloves and they appreciated it. "I saw how affected they were by just my presence alone. "They were still pretty emotional, crying and stuff like that," Cruz said. Seeing the family outside the home along with some local children made Cruz feel better. You never know how it is going to go down." You never know when they are going through something like that. "I just didn't know how I was going to be received. The boy was one of 20 first-graders and six adults killed in the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.Ĭruz drove to Newtown with his girlfriend, Elaina Watley, and their daughter, Kennedy. The family disclosed after Friday's massacre that Cruz was Jack's favorite player.
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