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In case you were living under a rock, or you aren’t privy to an internet connection, then you probably already know Jarryd Hayne is on his way to America to play football.
Here’s how the rugby league world is reacting to Hayne’s shock move to the NFL from the NRL.
It’s an interesting mix of positivity, negativity and concern about how much athletes like Hayne are being challenged in the NRL.
Others have expressed concern over whether Hayne will make it in the sport, but we’ll let their tweets tell the story.
Whatever the case, while it’s sad for the NRL, if nothing else it’s got people talking!
Twitter will surely release their analytics at some point, but if Jarryd Hayne and #NFL weren’t trending on the site today, then we might eat all our hats.
Or something.
Anyway, let’s get to the tweets!
Fellow rugby league and code-hopping superstar Sonny Bill Williams had this to say.
The Parramatta Eels franchise had this to say of the press conference:
That announcement … we all laughed and cried in the space of 30 minutes. Thank you and good luck, Champ. #blueandgold
— Parramatta Eels (@TheParraEels) October 15, 2014
Hope nothing but success for the bro! Just heard @jarrydhayne_1 nothing but love! And thankyou
— tariqsims (@sims_tariq) October 15, 2014
Can't believe @jarrydhayne_1 news, wish him the best of luck. Extremely jealous of him getting that opportunity. Text me if u need a blocker
— george rose (@gorgeousgrose) October 15, 2014
Wow! Big news! @jarrydhayne_1 going to the NFL. Hats off to him, such a courageous move. Good luck Jarryd
— Billy Slater (@billyslater) October 15, 2014
Good on Jarryd Hayne for having a crack at the NFL, but what an enormous loss #unbiasedparrafan
— Melanie Mclaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin) October 15, 2014
"I've been thinking about this for 2yrs," says #JarrydHayne, quitting #NRL for Gridiron. "I'd rather fail at something than regret it."
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) October 15, 2014
Willie Mason didn’t hold any punches either.
Takes some balls to do what @jarrydhayne_1 is doing so much respect for him,of course there's gonna b haters but…who cares do what u want
— Willie Mason (@mase21) October 15, 2014
Roar expert Steve Turner was a little concerned, but not too much.
It's not good when the elite players like Hayne are saying rugby league isn't challenging them any more. Is this a concern?
— Steve Turner (@SteveTurner84) October 15, 2014