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Jarryd Hayne - Make him an Eel for Life

Barry O'Speedwagon

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I heard that we were going to sign him for life on a third party deal, whereby Avenger gives JH a 50-year lease on of his properties for $1 a year.
 
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State of Origin: Jarryd Hayne could play NFL tomorrow, says Detroit Lions star Reggie Bush

REGGIE Bush has a Los Angeles pad on the market for $6 million.

He has a Super Bowl ring. Won, then forfeited, a Heisman trophy. Even went out with Kim Kardashian.

In short, it takes more than a little to shock him.

“But this guy — wow,’’ the NFL running back exclaims now, watching as a highlights reel of Jarryd Hayne plays out on a laptop.

“He actually looks like an NFL running back. Looks like he could come play with us tomorrow.

“Although, wait, what’s that there … did he just throw the ball over a tackler’s head? Is that even legal?’’

And so you press pause, then rewind.

Explaining to one of the most gifted athletes in American football how — in that swirl of action he mistook for a throw — the guy wearing Parramatta’s No.1 jersey actually dropped the ball onto his foot, chipped over the defender, regathered with one hand and then scored our equivalent of a touchdown.

“Wow,’’ the Detroit Lion continues as the play unfolds again in slow motion. “That’s one sweet move.”

Among the most recognisable faces in the NFL, Bush and a small American entourage — which includes his glamorous fiance Lilit Avagyan — will be guests at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night to watch Hayne in Origin II.

Ironically, the 29-year-old American football star — currently in Sydney on a whirlwind promotional tour — is one of the very running backs who, for years, Hayne has studied in a bid to improve his own attacking game.

“Really? That’s humbling,’’ Bush continues, keeping both eyes on the highlights reel. “I can’t wait to see him play.

“He’s fast, strong and … wow! Look at that hit. That’s an NFL football hit. I like this guy.”

Currently preparing for his ninth season of NFL — and second with the Detroit Lions — Bush has been handpicked by the organisation to travel Down Under and spruik new broadcasting deals with both Channel Seven and ESPN.

As part of the agreement, both stations will show 2014 games live, while ESPN is also introducing an NFL RedZone — which alternates between the best action of all Sunday afternoon games, going live whenever a team goes inside the 20-yard line.

Bush, for his part, hopes to be in said vision plenty.

Once rated the most exciting prospect in college football the Lions veteran is now in arguably his greatest running form since turning professional.

Despite being surrounded by impossible hype his entire career (Adidas filmed a commercial around he and David Beckham in only his second season) the noted gym junkie has regularly produced and better, survived.

Covering 40 yards in 4.3 seconds, and able to squat 210kg in repetitions of five, the Detroit speedster also boasts the type of lateral movement that once saw team-mates dubbing him ‘Baby Matrix’.

“For me it’s all about speed, agility, elusiveness – exactly the same as Jarryd,’’ he says. “While I don’t really know anything about this Origin thing I am really looking forward to it.

“Especially now. Jarryd’s definitely going to be in this game Wednesday night, right?’’
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Hayne is a pretty big NFL fan so I reckon he would be chuffed at the praise given to him by Bush - even if the DT were angling for it.
 
Eelementary

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I'm a huge fan of Jarryd's, but there is no chance, at his age, he'd ever make the NFL, even despite his freakish athleticism.

Every year, thousands of American athletes just get discarded and don't make it, and there would be at least a handful of equal gridiron ability than Hayne would bring that don't make it, even though they've been playing for years.

If all he had to do was run, then maybe. But a running back or fullback needs to be able to catch, block and, in certain play books, throw. It's a lot to master, and it takes years.
 
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Eelementary said:
I'm a huge fan of Jarryd's, but there is no chance, at his age, he'd ever make the NFL, even despite his freakish athleticism.

Every year, thousands of American athletes just get discarded and don't make it, and there would be at least a handful of equal gridiron ability than Hayne would bring that don't make it, even though they've been playing for years.

If all he had to do was run, then maybe. But a running back or fullback needs to be able to catch, block and, in certain play books, throw. It's a lot to master, and it takes years.
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given how far he can hoof a ball I wouldn't be surprised to see hayne try take a pension as a kicker in the nfl. Sav rocca, Darren Bennett and one or two others have done well there after playing at a high level of afl through until retiring.
 
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