Hayden Smith has represented the USA Eagles on 18 occasions and has played 43 times for Saracens confirmed on Tuesday that he would be switching to the NFL where he had a workout with the Jets at the start of the year and will play at the position of Tight End.Australian-born Smith moved to the USA to play college basketball in 2002 but Smith soon switched to rugby and made his USA debut in 2008.
He joined Saracens at the start of the 2008/2009 season and played in all four matches for the USA in the Rugby World Cup last year in New Zealand.
Smith’s agent Jack Bechta confirmed that he will earn an average $355,000 (￡223,453) in salary with about $100,000 (￡63,000) guaranteed in his first season.
Former NFL tight ends coach Tim Brewster, who helped Smith in his bid to join the NFL and is famously known to have converted Antonio Gates from college basketball start to one of the best Tight End’s in the NFL, said in a various set of tweets (found below) that Smith had what it takes to make it in the NFL.
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