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Jarryd Hayne said he cannot wait to start the offseason work with the San Francisco 49ers. Reuters/Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Jarryd Hayne and San Francisco 49ers new coach Chip Kelly apparently have mutual feelings on the team’s offseason preparations.

Hayne took Instagram to post his excitement of training under Kelly, who also bares the same feeling in handling the Australian rugby league star and his fellow 49ers teammates. Hayne captioned a picture of himself wearing the 49ers gear during an NFL game, “can’t wait to get back to work.”

 

#38 @49ers can't wait to get back to work. @underarmour

A photo posted by Jarryd Hayne (@jarrydhayne38) on

Niners general manager Trent Baalke revealed the team is “committed” in bringing “Hayne Plane” back for the 2016-2017 season, where the former Eel has a chance to play under Kelly, who replaced Jim Tomsula after another disappointing season. Baalke also confessed how Kelly is “well aware” of Hayne’s potential as a running back and the Aussie’s contribution to the team during his rookie campaign.

"They always say the biggest jump for a player is between year one and year two. We expect the same for Jarryd,” Baalke told Michael Chammas of the Sydney Morning Herald. “He knows what it takes now, he knows what he needs to work on, and I know he is focused on working on those things this offseason."

Hayne started his rookie season in the 49ers’ active roster, but was relegated to the team’s practice roster after committing a series of turnovers in his first six regular season games. The 27-year-old Aussie was able to earn back his spot in the active lineup in the 49ers’ final two games of another dismal season, where Hayne got plenty of snaps as a running back.

According to Baalke, Hayne’s demotion to the scouts team was part of giving the Aussie experience to learn more about playing American football, insisting that the upcoming sophomore has never fell out of favour in the 49ers.

"We all just felt at the stage we waived him, he just needed more time,” Baalke added. "We just felt it was an opportunity for him to get back and practice and learn the game a little bit more and he took full advantage of that and as you saw, managed to work his way back on the 53 at the end of the season."