Personal familiar with situation: Victor Cruz not on hand for start of Giants' voluntary work
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The New York Giants have started voluntary offseason workouts without restricted free agent wide receiver Victor Cruz.
A source close the team says Cruz, who has led the Giants' in receiving the last two seasons, was not at the well-attended workout at the club's headquarters. The source asks not to be identified because the team was not saying which players participated.
The Giants placed a first-round tender on Cruz a little more than a month ago. It allowed the popular receiver to enter restricted free agency, but it also gave New York the right to match any offer he received.
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If the Giants allow him to leave, they will get a first-round draft choice as compensation.