49ers rookie Jarryd Hayne plays like he’s here to stay
Aug 23, 2015 at 11:11 PM
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After Jarryd Hayne's impressive NFL debut, Jim Tomsula did his best to halt some of the hype:The 49ers head coach insisted the running back, who had a 53-yard run on his second carry, was hardly guaranteed to make the final 53.The former Australian rugby league star had three first-quarter touches, all on punt returns.In the second half, he appeared at running back and had 54 yards on eight carries, including a 34-yard gain down the left sideline in which he stiff-armed safety Jeff Heath to the turf near the line of scrimmage.[...] are the 49ers really going to cut a player who has averaged 13.6 yards on his first 19 NFL touches?In two preseason games, Hayne is averaging 9.0 yards on 13 carries, 21.6 yards on five punt returns and returned his only kickoff 33 yards.Tomsula, who has admitted he's terrible at lying to the media, couldn't keep a straight face when a reporter asked: "It's going to be hard to keep him off the 53, isn't it."Hayne has two runs of 30-plus yards and three punt returns of 20-plus yards in two games, four more than the rest of the 49ers.The score came from nimble backup nose guard Mike Purcell, a 6-foot-3, 303-pounder who played rugby at Highland Ranch...
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