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Victor Cruz knows all about becoming an overnight sensation in New York, and has been able to channel that positively.

And he said he needs to talk to young teammate Odell Beckham Jr. about making sure it stays positive.

After Beckham went on a Twitter tirade this week about people trying to “steal my joy in life,” many were trying to interpret his words for hidden meanings. That kind of microscope is tough to live under.

“I just told him to make sure he watches his words and make sure that he’s mindful of the things that he says, because anything that he says can be a headline,” Cruz said during an interview on Sirius XM, via NJ.com. “Anything that he talks about, they can take a snapshot of and it can become a headline so he just has to be very, very careful of that, even when he means well and wants to say the right things.”

“I just want him to keep a level head and make sure he keeps his family first and make sure he gets his mind right because this city and this media can sometimes swallow you whole. He’s done a good job so far, he’s a young kid and he’s gonna make mistakes and do things that he’s emotional about and things like that, but he’s definitely a good kid and he’s done a good job so far.”

Cruz has become a star in New York, and hasn’t really been bitten by the attack-dog media. Now he wants to make sure Beckham can say the same.