The tragic rise and fall of Jarryd Hayne from NRL and NFL superstar to sexual assault charge

Jarryd Hayne was charged with aggravated sexual assault on Monday afternoon. He was the Parramatta Eels fullback and won the Dally M medal at 21. In 2014 he played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. Haye was raised in Housing Commission flats in western Sydney by his single mother Jodie. His father is former rugby league star Manoa Thompson. He turned to religion after playing for Fiji at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. The next year he became the poster boy for Hillsong church. After his contract with Parratta was terminated he moved to America.

Jarryd Hayne is a former NRL and NFL star who was shot by a bikie gang member in 2008. He was accused of raping a virgin in 2015. Haye retires from the NFL and joins the Fiji rugby sevens team in the hopes of making the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2018, he signs with the Parramatta Eels on a cheaper-than-usual contract.