Victor Cruz would like a new contract from the New York Giants, but won't let the situation become a distraction.

“As a human being, you obviously want to, you hope to get it done before the season, obviously,’’ said Cruz. “We don’t want to drag it along and become something that blocks the team in the off-season and something that is in the media every day. We want to just knock it out halfway through the season or during the season at the very least and get it behind us.’’

Cruz is making just $540,000 this season.