Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz has something special in store for Father's Day Weekend. He will host the first annual Father's Day Exhibition and Skills Challenge on Saturday in Hackensack.

The event will feature football drills, speed and strength training and tips on life skills from experts. It will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Tickets are still on sale.

Cruz is expected to be joined by Giants running back Shane Vereen, linebacker J.T. Thomas, quarterback Ryan Nassib, safety Bennett Jackson and wide receivers Dwayne Harris and Tavarres King. Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor may also attend.

The afternoon will end with a celebrity-coached 7-on-7 exhibition, and proceeds from the event will benefit STEM programming supported by the Victor Cruz Foundation.

Cruz, 29, hasn't played in a game since October 2014 because of knee and calf injuries. He has been working on the side during Giants organized team activities (OTAs) in recent weeks and is expected to be ready for the start of training camp next month.

It's not an accident that Cruz is looking to help others make new Father's Day memories. He's the father of a 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy, and talked in a recent documentary about the struggles he had when his dad committed suicide in 2007.

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