Knowles, who has known Hayne since he was 14 years old and worked with him for most of his career at Parramatta, travelled with the dual NRL player of the year, and two of the star fullback's friends. Sprint coach Roger Fabri is also due to meet Hayne in Los Angeles but the planning has been so rushed that they booked a hotel only before leaving for Sydney airport and hired a car on the way.

"The airfares were only booked on Friday," Knowles said. "That is how fast this is all happening. There is no actual or real plan yet but he is not short on people wanting to help him."

Hawaiian Airlines has come on board as a sponsor after being impressed by Hayne's performance at an emotional press conference on Wednesday in which he announced his decision to quit the NRL in a bid to make it in NFL.

A number of franchises have indicated they would be willing to consider Hayne, but he will not rush into any decision.

"He is going to make a decision based on who is going to help develop him the most," Knowles said. "He needs to find a coach who wants to develop him, and while I am sure there are going to be players who will treat him like a sparring partner, hopefully there is someone like a Timana Tahu, who took pride in taking Jarryd under his wing when he rocked up to training as a 17-year-old, because if there is a player who wants to take a bit of pride in guiding him, he can be anything."