Great Press Conference

Good luck to the man seeking a new challenge.
I have no problems with it.

Where do you guys see him playing, what position?

He will be back for State of Origin next year ....this is not the sort of sport you have a crack at aged 26.

"this is not the sort of sport you have a crack at aged 26."

Really? Someone should tell Ben Graham and Sav Rocca this since they started in the NFL at age 31 and 33.

Special Teams Bear, he has said it himself. Punt/kick return.

Thanks HO, that makes some sense, but I don't think it will be for the dollars them. Not that he needs the big bucks, it appears he had a dream and passion to play the sport and yes at 26 this would be close to his final chance to have a crack at it.

I think he could be one of those utility players, he can run, catch and avoid players plus he can tackle too (without the helmet and pads), good luck to him!

crazy

As noted above, he absolutely smashed the NFL physical testing.

After a year of more lifting and speed training (and less running - as the fitness level in the NFL is not required), god only knows what he could be testing.

gives the rugby code a taste of what Australian basketball goes through daily !!

I think he will go to French Rugby after a year or so. That's my opinion anyway.

There was a feature article about him today on Grantland.com which is pretty wide exposure.

He is obviously a great athlete but there would be lots of subleties to learn regardless of the position he plays. He may get bored by the specialisation of the role as in a normal NRL game he not only runs the ball but also plays a distributor role with passing to set up other players. In defence he not only makes numerous one on one tackles but as fullback marshalls the defensive line continuously. With the boot he will do kicks for distance, spiral bombs designed to be hard to catch, other bombs that are easy to catch for team mates and might also do the odd grubber kick or chip kick.

I hope he does well, good on him for having a go, and if he doesn't make it he will be welcomed back.

I think that is the general consensus, he will always be able to come back, so he is having a crack with less risk than most...

Funny that he says he feels like he's achieved everything he can in the NRL.

What about a premiership Jarrad?

Surely he'd be bored going from the fast-paced, creative role he plays in the NRL to relative stasis in the stop-start, heavily structured NFL?

Mick I agree with you, in an NFL game how many minutes are they actually doing something.

Coach of Seatle Seahawks on ch. 9 news tonight, said he knows about him and reckons he is a great athlete and just the kind of athlete the Seahawks are always looking for!

Maybe the negative comments will have egg on them?

Bear, the Seahawks coach was actually joking.

He knows nothing about Hayne. It was the ultimate troll!

Best of wishes to Hayne. Go get em!

Loved his comment "I've been spending my time watching it, playing it........on playstation" Absolute gold!!!

Okay then, maybe I will have egg on myself then.....? Regardless, if he gets a chance I think he will impress someone, hope so.

As someone who closely follows the NRL, I can say good luck to Hayne on chasing his dream.....

But, I have serious doubts that he'll make it in the NFL.

Yes Hayne can run 100 metres in around 11 seconds. But so can a lot of NFL and college football payers.....and they do that with all their gear (pads, helmets) on. Yes he has skills. But playing rugby league is totally different to playing American football.

Like I said, good luck to him and I hope he does well, but I have my doubts.