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JARRYD Hayne has achieved what most critics thought he'd never do — secure a contract on an NFL team.
Visa complications prevented Hayne from signing with a club two weeks ago.
It's understood the former rugby league star would have most likely already been on a practice squad now.
HAYNE 'HAS A TEAM' BUT VISA ISSUE HALTS SIGNING
This didn't eventuate though and it's why Hayne has been forced to temporarily return home for Christmas, before he can officially sign a futures contract after December 29.
However, any player on a futures contract isn't part of the team's 90-man roster until March 10 when the 2015 league year officially begins.
Hayne refused to reveal the club saying, "you will find out in the due course".
It has been reported that Detroit is 'closing in' on a deal with the 26-year-old and while they are heavily favoured, The Daily Telegraph also understands San Diego could be in the mix given it's his base for training.
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Either way, Hayne has secured a position on a squad and is set to be paid a minimum of $6000 a week — which is more than most NRL players would earn from a full-time contract.
The Hayne deal comes 12 months after fellow Australian Brad Wing secured a similar futures contract as a punter with the Pittsburgh Steelers where he still plays and is set to perform in the playoffs.
"The biggest hurdle was the visa and they can't get it sorted out until just after Christmas," Hayne told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
"That's the main reason I have come home, because there is no point if I can't be with the team.
"You can't even be in the facility for longer than 24 hours if you haven't signed a contract and I couldn't sign a contract without a visa.
"So we'll have that sorted after Christmas and then in the new year I'll have a team.
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"But I was meant to start with a team two weeks ago.
"I had packed my bags and was ready to start the next day, but it wasn't until I flew into the facility that the visa concerns came up.
"With the practice squad there is no salary and it's just a week-to-week basis.
"The immigration said I can sign another contract after December 29, so I just felt like that was a sign to shut it down for a bit and get that rest.
"It's a long way away from where I want to be, but I'm definitely taking the right steps in the right direction.
"But the interest has been very overwhelming."
Hayne also revealed he has signed a new coach, former San Diego Chargers offensive co-ordinator Clarence Shelmon.
Jarryd Hayne has come a long way since arriving in LA in October. Source: News Corp Australia
Shelmon is a highly respected mentor who has worked as a running back coach with the Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams.
In a career spanning 28 years as a running back coach, he has worked with a number of greats including LaDainian Tomlinson, Lorenzo Neal, Emmitt Smith and Chris Warren.
These players combined for 11 Pro Bowls under Shelmon's guidance.
He was officially named the Chargers' offensive co-ordinator in 2007, before announcing his retirement from football in 2012.
Hayne praised Shelmon for taking him inside the complex world of NFL playbooks with four-hour study sessions.
"Shelmon has coached some of the greatest running backs to ever play the game," Hayne enthused.
"To have his wisdom and to have him coach me gave me a big boost.
"He has been my running back coach — our first session was four-and-a-half hours in the classroom.
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"That stuff excites me because it is new to me. When you're learning something new that you want to learn, you don't look at the time.
"That's what I've been doing, but I've still got a long way to go.
"This is just the start and the outskirt of what I actually have to do by being in a team and being in that environment."
After moving from his original base in Los Angeles to San Diego, Hayne held a joint session in front of 12 clubs a fortnight ago.
This resulted in him fielding interest from 14 teams.
The former Test and Origin star has since toured the facilities of a number of clubs, including Seattle, Detroit and San Francisco.
Hayne has been "blown away" by the interest and help, but admitted the visa issue was good timing, allowing him to come home and get in some much needed rest after a busy year.
"When I moved camp down to San Diego that's when everything started to ramp up," Hayne explained.
"That's when I had my pro day two weeks ago and we had about 12 teams come out and 14 teams interested.
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"That was huge for me.
"I just did what I could. It has been a huge year for me and I haven't stopped for about 11 months and I'm pretty tired.
"I've been happy with what I've done and so are the clubs.
"The journey thus far has been everything I could have imagined and more.
"The people I trained with in LA and San Diego have been amazing. The ex-players I met.
"I've been blown away by the amount of help I've got, from taking me out on a Sunday just to show me some footage and talk to me about my game and routs.
"It has just been a great experience and I couldn't have asked for more.
"Now it's time to relax and enjoy Christmas with the family and I can start again early next year."
Based on Hayne's application to his NFL mission thus far, you'd have to think twice about not backing him to fulfil his dream.
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