Suh who? Australia buzzing over rugby star Hayne instead

Suh who? Australia buzzing over rugby star Hayne instead

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:45 p.m. ET

On another cold winter's day in Metro Detroit, where sports-talk radio buzzed about the Lions' decision not to use the franchise tag on Ndamukong Suh, the team made news for another reason nearly 10,000 miles away on a sunny, 82-degree day in Sydney, Australia.

The big story there was rugby star Jarryd Hayne supposedly ready to sign a contract with the Lions as a running back -- then surprisingly going with the 49ers instead. And our counterparts at FOX Sports Australia assured us that this really was HUGE news Down Under.

Thanks to FOX Sports Australia, here's how it went down:

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