Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has described Australia’s Jarryd Hayne as ‘an incredible athlete and a great competitor’ and the prospect of recruiting him is ‘an exciting thought.’ The NRL player’s manager says the Seahawks aren’t the only club showing an interest, claiming they are being flooded offers from NFL clubs interested in meeting Hayne. ‘There is literally hundreds of emails I am trying to answer,’ Hayne’s manager, Wayne Beavis, told SMH. Scroll down for video Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, discussed Jarryd Hayne at a media conference on Thursday (pictured), describing the recently-retired NRL player as 'an incredible athlete and a great competitor'
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Seattle Seahawks coach indicated they are interested in meeting with recently-retired NRL star Jarryd Hayne
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Pete Carroll described Hayne as 'an incredible athlete, great player'
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Seahawks camp hosed down rumours, insisting Carroll had been joking
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Jarryd Hayne's manager says he is being inundated with NFL offers
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'There's literally hundreds of emails, exceeding our wildest expectations'
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The 26-year-old's mother Jodie is so happy her son can 'follow his dreams'
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Parramatta Eels superstar quit the NRL this week to play American football
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'It's always been a dream of mine to play in the NFL'
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He has not signed a contract yet
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Described it as the 'hardest decision' he has ever made
Big moment: Hayne dabs his eyes with a handkerchief as he announces his decision to pursue his dream of playing @placeholder