A. J. Cruz
 Cruz playing for the Arizona Rattlers | |||||||||||
| No. 89 – Edmonton Eskimos | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 20, 1991 Lake Forest, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Catholic | ||||||||||
| College: | Brown | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
A. J. Cruz (born February 20, 1991) is an American professional football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. Cruz played college football for Brown University.
High school career[edit]
Cruz attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He lettered in both football and basketball. As a football player, Cruz was named a two time All-Trinity League selection, and holds three school records for longest kick off return for a Touch Down (97 yards), highest kickoff return average (34 yards) and highest vertical jump (37 inches). Cruz helped lead his schools basketball team to a state championship, and was named to the California Scholarship Federation.[1]
College career[edit]
Cruz attended Brown University. As a freshman, Cruz earned Second-team All-Ivy Honors. As a sophomore, Cruz was selected for First-team All-Ivy Honors, while registering 2 interceptions and ranked second in both punt and kickoff returns.[1]
In his senior season, Cruz earned First-team All-American honors. Cruz is one of 41 players in Ivy League history to earn First-team All-Ivy three times.[citation needed]
Professional career[edit]
Los Angeles KISS[edit]
Cruz joined the Los Angeles KISS in 2014. He returned 58 kickoffs for 1,305 yards in 11 games his rookie season.[2] He was placed on recallable reassignment on March 13, 2015.[3]
Arizona Rattlers[edit]
In the middle of the 2015 season, Cruz signed with the Arizona Rattlers as mostly a kick returner.
Chicago Bears[edit]
On July 27, 2015, the Bears signed Cruz to a three-year deal.[4] On September 5, 2015, he was waived/injured by the Bears.[5]
Miami Dolphins[edit]
On February 18, 2016, the Dolphins signed Cruz to a deal. On August 27, 2016, Cruz was waived by the Dolphins.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "12 - AJ Cruz". www.brownbears.com. Brown University. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "AJ Cruz". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Jeff Dickerson (July 28, 2015). "Bears sign DL David Carter, WR AJ Cruz". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2015). "Bears make cuts to reduce roster to 53". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 27, 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20.
External links[edit]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Players of Canadian football from California
- Brown Bears football players
- Los Angeles Kiss players
- Arizona Rattlers players
- Chicago Bears players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Edmonton Elks players
- Players of American football from Lake Forest, California