Jarryd Hayne, former Australian rugby star, finding way with 49ers

Denver Post | April 29, 2015

The Associated Press

Jarryd Hayne speaks to the media during a press conference at the Telstra Amphitheatre on March 3, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Hayne has signed a NFL futures contract with the San Francisco 49ers. (Matt King, Getty Images)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jarryd Hayne has found himself discussing snakes, kangaroos and koalas — all things Aussie — in the middle of San Francisco's locker room right along with the routes and responsibilities from his daunting new NFL playbook.

One 49ers teammate asked the former rugby star-turned-running back about "the deadliest animals in Australia" and all other creatures from Down Under.