After he held his own in his first blitz pick-up drill Tuesday, 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne received praise from his position coach, former NFL fullback Tom Rathman.
San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne runs during the team’s NFL football training camp in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
That affirmation was a good sign for the former Australian rugby league star who stepped on the practice field with a helmet and shoulder pads for the first time for the first padded practice of training camp.