(Reuters) - Former rugby league international Jarryd Hayne has suffered a setback in his fledgling National Football League career after the Australian was waived by the San Francisco 49ers.
Nicknamed the 'Hayne Plane', he struggled to make an impression in his six games and was let go to make room for Kendall Gaskins, who was promoted from the practice squad.
Hayne gave up a lucrative career in Australia's National Rugby League to try his hand at American football and earned a spot on San Francisco's opening day roster after an impressive training camp.
He struggled to reproduce that form in his limited chances when the season got underway, however, gaining only 25 yards on eight carries and getting 76 yards from eight punt returns.