An envelope household finance corporation of california Now Cruz’s average per year ranks him 18th among NFL receivers. But it’s also far below the $11 million per year he was believed to be initially seeking, according to several NFL sources. Even though Giants co-owner John Mara had publicly promised to make the 26-year-old Cruz “a very wealthy young man,” the Giants balked at paying him the going rate for a No. 1 receiver, especially with receiver Hakeem Nicks looking for a long-term deal and scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March.