Former Aussie rugby league star Hayne cut by NFL's 49ers

[Sports News]

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Australian Jarryd Hayne, the former rugby league star who jumped to American football this season, was released on Saturday by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. On the eve of the 49ers' game against St. Louis, they announced running back Kendall Gaskins was joining the active roster from the practice squad at the expense of Hayne. The 27-year-old from Sydney played for the Parramatta Eels in Australia's National Rugby League from 2006-2014, taking Player of the Year honors in 2009 and 2014 before he left to make his bid to join the NFL.

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