11:23am: It's something that no-one's ever done before" says Hayne, "that's why I'm pumped"

"I watch a lot of YouTube videos (of special teams plays) and watch what they do.

11:21am: The time is perfect now to move on, to climb up the mountain, says Hayne.

Hayne says he has no avenues to go to any team as of now: "I need as much help as I can get".

11:20am: Hayne says the fire has always been burning, and that the general response has been surprise at the fact he is following through with the switch.

11:19am: Hayne is back answering questions from the floor

"It wasn't in Seattle that I changed my mind. It was already set. I think the courage to do it was the biggest thing"

Hayne says he is practising what he preaches - about following your heart "otherwise you go in dark times ... that's when you can't handle it any more."

11:18am: Now Parramatta CEO Scott Seward is on the mic. He agrees that it is solely about "Jarryd fulfilling his dream"

"If he ever comes back, he'll play for the Parramatta Eels...he is part of this club now, and he will be part of this club forever."

11:17am: "This club's a part of me , and I'm a part of this club."

"I feel like I've done everything in the game."

"I feel like I've got to enjoy the journey".

11:16am: Hayne has no plans of coming back to the NRL as it stands - he is looking forward not back, even though he loves the Kangaroos and has appreciated his time in the game.

11:15am: "I'd love to be a one club man, would love to be part of a premiership winning machine" he says, but he knows in his heart that he has to make the move, and accept the hard times to fulfill his ambitions.

11:13am: Again, Hayne reverts to the fact that he is "chasing a dream". He accepts he is going to start from the bottom as a rookie, but that is why he is so excited.

11:12am: Hayne is talking about his background as a housing commission in Minto, and living his dream in the game.

11:11am: Hayne breaks down into tears, saying his "dream was to buy his mum a house".

11:10am: "I was probably about to become the highest paid player in the history of the NRL" he says.

11:09am: When asked about where he sees himself playing, he answers "punt returner", comparing it to the fullback position. He believes it will be an offensive position.

Hayne says he is aiming for a train-on team for the next 12 months as the rosters are closed for the NFL season.

"Opportunities come up in life and you need to take them and not live with regret."

11:07am: Hayne says he believes he has the talent, the speed, the ability to learn to adapt to the new sport.

"I know the playbook in the NFL is gonna be hard to learn"

"Offence, defence, I'm not sure yet."

11:05am: Hayne says he hasn't signed or spoken to the Seattle Seahawks, nor anyone else.

"There's gonna be dark days over there, with no friends and no family"

"I've made a big decision today. I guess I should have made the decision 12 months ago but I didn't have the courage"

11:03am: Hayne takes the mic to explain his decision. "I felt I owed the club one more year" he says.

Hayne is excited to make the move, saying he has been thinking about the switch for 12 months, and the deadline has been looming large.

Hayne says now the time is right to "follow his heart."

"Emotion was keeping me in rugby league" he says, adding that he has not felt challenged for some time.

11:01am: Club Chairman Steve Sharp opens the conference, sitting alongside Scott Seward and Hayne. 

He reveals that "yesterday evening after a heartfelt conversation," Jarryd Hayne announced his intention to leave.

Sharp says the Eels are devastated are devastated to lose their favorite son, and say the door is always open.