Victor Cruz, the New York Giants salsa dancing wide receiver, told reporters after Friday's practice that he received an offer through his agent to be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" and turned it down.
It was only a matter of time before the hit television show— which turned NFL players Jerry Rice and Hines Ward into Fred Astaires— contacted the nimble-footed Cruz and invited him to strut his stuff.
People have been suggesting it for weeks.
The subject came up by accident at his locker. When asked if he was offered anything "weird or crazy" by anyone that caused him to do a "double-take" since his new found celebrity, Cruz laughed.
"Funny you should ask," he said. "I just got an official offer from "Dancing with the Stars" this past week. I knew it was coming. That was the only one that turned my head."
Cruz was a little ambiguous about appearing and said the show is "probably a no, definitely a no" in his future and he only wants to focus on football.
Asked if he thinks he would be any good, the wideout shook his head and not his hips.
"I got a little bit of rhythm," he said. "But I don't know how good I'd be at a tango."
Cruz said he told his mom about the offer and she "laughed about it and said, 'You had to know it was coming.'"
DWTS fans shouldn't give up hope. When pressed, Cruz said he'd give the show a look.
"Maybe in a couple of years down the line," he said.
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