The Broncos started working towards setting up a meeting with Victor Cruz shortly after he was cut by the Giants on Monday, Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com writes. Meanwhile, Mike Klis of 9NEWS (on Twitter) hears that the Broncos have yet to discuss signing Cruz.
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The Broncos are expected to be flush with cap room and Cruz is the kind of signing that wouldn’t eat up a lot of that space. As of this writing, the Broncos are projected to have more than $40MM to work with in March. Cruz, 31 in November, could serve as a third option in the passing game behind stars Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders. Cruz has said that he would like to get back to playing in the slot and that’s presumably how the Broncos would use him.
Cruz was a beloved figure in New York as he eclipsed 1,000 yards in both 2011 and 2012 and came two yards shy of that mark in 2013. Unfortunately, he has been slowed by injuries since then. He missed the 2015 season and finished 2016 with 39 receptions for 586 yards and one touchdown.
They might want to find them a quarterback to get them the ball.