SAN FRANCISCO — Victor Cruz is confident he will be salsa dancing in the end zone for the Giants again this fall.

The wide receiver, who hasn’t played in an NFL game since October 2014 because of a torn patellar tendon and a torn calf muscle, predicted Tuesday he will be ready for the start of the 2016 season.

“I do expect to be able to play,” Cruz said during a Radio Row promotional appearance at Super Bowl 50. “The goal is definitely to play this year, and I believe I can be ready for the start of the season. I’ve been rehabbing for some months now, and it’s just a matter of continuing to get back to 100 percent.”

Cruz described his strength and health as “about 85 percent” but said he expects to be able to start running again at the end of this month or in early March.

“I’m just getting the strength back in the legs and the calf,” Cruz said. “The good thing is, there’s no more pain, nothing like that.”

Cruz said “it really sucked” to see coach Tom Coughlin resign last month but gave a strong endorsement to replacement Ben McAdoo after playing under McAdoo as offensive coordinator for part of the 2014 season.

“Coach Coughlin was a guy that definitely believed in my talent and my abilities, and he took a chance on me coming out of a small school like UMass,” Cruz said. “So it’s tough to see him go. But I think Coach McAdoo is the right man for the job. He provides a source of energy and a spark for us that will be good for us to have, and I’m behind him 100 percent.”

Cruz, 29, is currently scheduled to carry a $9.9 million salary-cap figure next season, which seems high for a player coming off two severe leg injuries that hasn’t played in 16 months.

Cruz, who still has three years left on his contract, said he hasn’t been approached by the Giants about reworking that deal.

“I haven’t spoken to anyone yet,” Cruz said. “But I’m sure you guys [in the media] will know before I do.”