NEWS » North Melbourne have enticed promising rugby

SEATTLE -- One after another, key players for Philadelphia and Seattle hobbled to the sideline on Sunday with injuries that could impact the teams beyond the Seahawks 26-15 victory over the Eagles.Earl Thomas, C.J. Prosise, Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles all could be out for multiple weeks after getting hurt in a punishing contest.Seattle got its third straight win to move three games ahead in the NFC West race, but it came at a cost.Prosise will miss significant time with a scapula issue, according to Seattle coach Pete Carroll.There is a chance he comes back this year, yes, Carroll said. Well have to figure that out. Its going to be a while, though.The injury came just as Prosise was establishing himself as a threat in Seattles backfield. After fueling a surprising win over New England last week, Prosise ripped off a 72-yard touchdown run in the first quarter on Sunday.Then he got hurt just before halftime.And Prosise might not even be Seattles biggest injury.Thomas grabbed at his left hamstring while running downfield in coverage in the third quarter on a deep throw that Richard Sherman intercepted. Thomas was examined on the sideline for a short time and eventually went to the locker room. Carroll did not have an idea yet on how long the free safety may be out, but once Thomas left, Philadelphia was able to find gaps in the secondary that werent available earlier in the game.I was very confused man, just looking out there and used to seeing your normal guys out there and just having different faces out there, linebacker K.J. Wright said. Hopefully, we get those guys back, but it just shows those guys got to be ready each and every week because you never know when your name is going to be called, and so well be fine.Seattles two big losses were countered by a pair of significant blows to Philadelphias backfield. Mathews injured his knee and Sproles hurt his ribs, both in the second quarter. Philadelphia coach Doug Pederson said he would not have an update on their conditions until the team returned home, but the injuries left the Eagles relying on Kenjon Barner and, specifically, rookie Wendell Smallwood in the backfield. Smallwood had 13 carries for 48 yards and caught another four passes for 31 yards.It was tough. I think Sproles creates mismatches in the passing game. Ryan Mathews, obviously hes been running great the past few weeks and today he started off really strong, Philadelphia rookie quarterback Carson Wentz said. Wendell and Kenjon, we have a lot of confidence in; I think thats a position we have a lot of depth at. I think those guys stepped up big.In total, 17 players left the game for at least one play due to injury. For Seattle, that included strong safety Kam Chancellor, left tackle George Fant and linebacker Brock Coyle, all of whom returned. Starting cornerback DeShawn Shead felt something in his hamstring during Saturdays walkthrough and could not get loose on Sunday, playing just sparingly in the first half. His replacement, Neiko Thorpe, had to leave in the fourth quarter due to cramps.In addition to Mathews and Sproles, Philadelphia lost right tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai to a leg injury in the fourth quarter. Defensive linemen Fletcher Cox and Connor Barwin, left tackle Jason Peters and cornerback Leonis McKelvin also all left for a time with injuries. Cox, Barwin and Peters all returned.---NFL:For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL . 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North Melbourne have enticed promising rugby prospect Tom Jeffries to switch codes, the Roos signing the towering athlete to an AFL rookie deal.Jeffries, who is 202cm, turned down a contract with a Super Rugby team in Australia and a rowing scholarship at Princeton University in the US to join North.The 17-year-old Queenslander will hone his skills playing with VFL affiliate Werribee next season before joining the Kangaroos full-time.Tom is an outstanding athlete and we are delighted to welcome him to the club, football boss Cameron Joyce said.Tom will have a great opportunity to develop at VFL level and partake in all AFL traininng.ddddddddddddWe expect to develop him as a ruckman under the tutelage of (ruck coach) Alex Ishchenko and hell join in full training upon the players return next week.Toms older brother, Sam, plays for Super Rugby club the Melbourne Rebels.All my family plays rugby, so this is a new challenge and a new opportunity for me, Jeffries said.As long as I put in the hard work ... there are a lot of people down here who can help me with everything, so Ill feed off them and hopefully things will go from there. 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