As far as I'm concerned, Hayne is not coming back to the NRL. at all. ever.
If playing in the NFL really is his dream (and I believe it is, as it's the kind of stage an athlete like him should be playing on) getting cut this year shouldn't stop him, and it shouldn't. If this is what he wants, and it's something he has wanted for a long time, then quitting after his first attempt would make him less of a person that I thought he was and what we all have seen him to be so far.
Being a tough competitor isn't about quitting when you fail on the first attempt.
The 49'ers weren't the only team interested in him, and at worst, he'll be on the 49'ers practice squad for 2015/16 and beyond, and if you give him a year of training on the practice squad, he'd pretty much be a shoe-in to make the 52 man squad for 2016/17 season.
We need to make peace with the fact that he's gone, and not coming back. He isn't signing with the Roosters (HA!) and his NRL career is over.
Honestly, Parra will probably be a better team for it. Instead of leaning on Hayne to make things happen and win games for us, the rest of the guys are learning to rely on each other, and are going to be a lot stronger having to make plays happen without relying on Hayne.
Remember before when Hayne would stub his toe and people would be jumping out of windows cause our season was over? If we build our club right that situation won't happen anymore, and it will be awesome.
