The Australian code hopper Jarryd Hayne has signed a two-year National Rugby League deal with the Gold Coast.
Jarryd Hayne in his brief time with Fiji at the London World Series Photo: Photosport
Hayne has not played in the NRL since he left Parramatta to try his hand at America's NFL at the end of 2014.
The 28-year-old then left the NFL earlier this year to pursue a career with the Fiji Sevens team but came up short of making the Olympic team.
Now he's bound for the Gold Coast on a two year deal reported to be worth 1.3 millon a season with third-party components included.
That offer trumps one Parramatta were believed to have been preparing, which weighed in at (NZ) $840,000 a season over three years.
The signing is a major coup for the Gold Coast, who still have significant salary cap space left after missing out last year on luring halfback Daly Cherry-Evans when he walked out on a lucrative deal.
