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It looks like it is time for wide receiver Victor Cruz to make another attempt to return to the Giants lineup.

Cruz missed most of last season with a torn patellar tendon and has missed the entire season with a left calf injury he suffered shortly after he started practicing with the team this summer. There have been moments of optimism that he was close to getting all the way back, but they’ve been quickly followed by setbacks that have left Cruz on the sideline.

Art Stapleton of the Bergen County Record reports that there’s “guarded optimism” about Cruz’s readiness. Per the report, Cruz is feeling no pain in his calf and is scheduled for an MRI on Wednesday in hopes of getting cleared to run and practice with the team as soon as this week.

That timeline makes it unlikely that Cruz would be able to go against the Cowboys this week and the extended nature of his recovery makes it hard for anyone to get too far ahead of themselves when it comes to picking a return date in Week Eight or beyond.