MONDAY, 5:30pm: The 49ers have officially put Hayne on reserve/retired list, tweets Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group.
SUNDAY, 12:32pm: 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne has announced his retirement from the NFL, according to the team’s official website. Hayne, of course, was born in Australia and put together a very impressive rugby career before announcing in October 2014 that he intended to pursue his dream of playing in the the NFL.
In March of last year, the 49ers signed Hayne to a three-year deal, and he ultimately made the team’s 53-man roster on the heels of a successful preseason that only added to the considerable hype surrounding Hayne. He racked up only eight carries over San Francisco’s first six regular season games, though he did return at least one punt in each of those contests, including a memorable muffed punt in the team’s Week 1 matchup against the Vikings.
The 49ers waived Hayne on October 31, 2015, but he was ultimately re-signed to the club’s practice squad after clearing waivers. He was promoted from the practice squad back to the 53-man roster for the final two weeks of the season, picking up nine carries for 27 yards and five receptions for 20 yards in the team’s penultimate game against the Lions.
He finishes his NFL career with 17 carries for 52 yards and six receptions for 27 yards, to go along with eight punt returns for a total of 76 yards. He will return to the sport he starred in for so long, joining the Fiji Rugby Sevens for the upcoming Olympic Games.
Hayne and the 49ers have both issued formal statements, which can be found at the above link.
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Good luck, Hayne! The guy had a phenomenal pre season last year and I really think he could’ve made a good RB in the league with a good line like we finally have this season and if he could learn to get down more instead of staying straight up. Hyde better stay healthy or they are doomed at RB. I’d sign Arian Foster and when he’s healthy hopefully he can come in and back up Hyde especially if Hyde goes down since he’s shows he can’t stay healthy all season.
The 9ers RB squad is deep and Hayne knew he probably wouldn’t make the 53.
49ers will be fine if they stay healthy. They do have 4 soild backs. Hyde,David Shaun d and the rookie Kevin Taylor.
Looks like a hall of fame career.
Hayne’s fault was his lack of good coaching on the Niners, coupled with his inexperience playing American football and trying to catch punts/kickoff’s like he was still playing rugby.