Jarryd Hayne isn't the only Australian who stands a chance of making an NFL roster, as countrymen Jordan Berry, Brad Wing, Jesse Williams and David Yankey also survived yesterday's player cuts. 
Berry and Wing are vying for the same punting spot on the Pittsburgh Steelers' final roster.
Wing, who played for the Steelers last year, was tipped to keep his position, but some excellent pre-season form from Berry has thrown his name into the mix before the final   September 5 deadline when teams have to finalise their opening week 53-man roster.
Only one of the two will make it into the Steelers' roster.
"You'd always rather be in competition with someone like that, who's going to push you," Wing told the Beaver County Times.
Sydney-born Minnesota Vikings hopeful David Yankey also made the first cut. "I want to compete and try to play at any position possible," Yankey, an offensive lineman, told 1500ESPN.com before learning his fate.
"Just working as hard as I can to give myself the best chance to make the team, earn a role and actually contribute," he added.
As expected, cancer survivor Jesse Williams (defensive tackle) was kept on by the Seattle Seahawks. Geelong-raised Dallas Cowboys punter Tom Hornsey, who was US College football's top punter in 2013, was the only Australian to be cut on Monday as incumbent Chris Jones kept his job.
Former rugby player and New Zealander Paul Lasike still stands a chance of playing in the NFL after surviving the latest round of cuts at the Arizona Cardinals.
The 25-year-old running back would join an illustrious group of New Zealanders to have played in the NFL, including Riki Ellison who played between 1983 and 1992 and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.
Lasike starred at Brigham Young University and is on the cusp of capping off a remarkable journey after playing the sport for first time just three years ago.
Meanwhile, Washington coach Jay Gruden provided arguably the biggest news of the pre-season by announcing star quarterback Robert Griffin III had been replaced as starter by Kirk Cousins.
The news that Cousins would replace Griffin for Washington's   September 13 season opener and beyond was months in the making, featuring more twists than a straight-to-video horror flick.
Griffin - the one-time franchise saviour, for whom the team mortgaged its future in the spring of 2012 - was benched for performance last season, then reinstated in   December. He was told at the end of the season he would face a quarterback competition in 2015 but then was handed the starting job in   February.