IMG Signs New York Giants Star Victor Cruz
The agency announces it will represent the 26-year-old wide receiver hours after his Super Bowl victory.
With NFL success, comes endorsement deals and other money-making ventures. And so it is that Victor Cruz, a wide receiver for the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants, has just been signed with IMG Worldwide, an agency specializing in sports, fashion and media.
IMG, which also represents Gisele Bunchen, aka Mrs. Tom Brady, announced the Cruz deal the day after his team's victory against Brady and the New England patriots.
"I’m very pleased to be represented by IMG," Cruz said in a statement Monday. "They have a great reputation around the world. They have represented some of the most iconic athletes across a myriad of sports and I am honored to be among them."
PHOTOS: Best (And Worst) Super Bowl Commercials
Cruz, a 26-year-old ex-star athlete at the University of Massachussetts, celebrated the Super Bowl win with his signature salsa dance moves at the end zone. During this past season with the Giants, Cruz scored 1,536 yards and 82 receptions, in addition to the Sunday's first touchdown on NBC's top-rated telecast. He joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
According to the IMG, the company's clients division will rep Cruz for projects including endorsements and licensing, fashion strategy, speaking gigs and literary opportunities, among other branding endeavors.
"We are very excited to represent Victor,” said IMG vice president Carlos Fleming. “In addition to being one of the most talented and exciting players in the game, Victor is a great person, a fan favorite with enormous opportunities ahead of him. Our job will be to deliver them to him."
THR's Daily Must Feeds
-
Leonardo DiCaprio Raises $1.5 Million at amfAR Cannes Gala
-
Watch 4 New Scenes From 'Arrested Development'
-
Mariah Carey: Wardrobe Malfunction on 'Good Morning America'
-
Director Responds To Boos For Ryan Gosling Film
-
'Rocky Horror' Actor Tim Curry Suffers Stroke
-
'Star Trek' Legend Rates New Movie
-
The Year of Rock: How the Former Wrestler Became King of the Action-Cinema Ring
-
James Van Der Beek on Putting 'Dawson' Behind Him and 'Don’t Trust the B’s' Hulu Finale
In This Week's Magazine
- MOST SHARED
- MOST POPULAR
- 1
Jimmy Fallon Unleashes Epic 'Game of Thrones' Parody (Video)
- 2
From Flappers to Rappers: 'The Great Gatsby' Music Supervisor Breaks Down the Film's Soundtrack
- 3
'Big Bang Theory' Cast Shares Their Favorite Season 6 Moments
- 4
'How I Met Your Mother' Reveals the Mother (Video)
- 5
Box Office Report: 'Fast 6' Passes 'Hangover III,' Eyeing $100 Million-Plus Memorial Day Debut
- 6
Jennifer Hudson in Negotiations to Judge 'American Idol'
- 7
Tim Curry Recovering From Stroke
- 8
Naked Ambition: From Adam Levine to Miley Cyrus, Hollywood's Most Daring Magazine Nudity
- 9
Box Office Report: 'Fast 6' Earns $6.5 Mil Thursday Night, Prepares to Overtake 'Hangover III'
- 10
Comedian Jokes Jimmy Kimmel Bought Him $1.9 Million Bea Arthur Nude Painting



