GLENDALE, Ariz. -- On a largely forgettable afternoon for the San Francisco 49ers, Jarryd Hayne delivered perhaps the team’s most memorable play.
Approaching the end of the second quarter on Sunday, the first-year return man lined up at his own 30-yard line awaiting an Arizona Cardinals punt. The kick from Drew Butler was short didn’t have much hangtime, so Hayne caught the punt on the run near midfield.
With a lane open to his right, the Australian sped down the sideline and avoided several would-be tacklers before finally being forced out of bounds at the Cardinals 19-yard line.