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RENTON, Wash. - Defensive tackle Brandon Mebane will miss the rest of the season for the Seattle Seahawks after being placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a hamstring injury.The move was expected after coach Pete Carroll said Monday that the injury suffered in Seattles 38-17 win over the Giants was legit. The team had been waiting for additional results. Fox Sports first reported that Mebane suffered a torn hamstring.Mebanes loss is a blow to Seattles run defence, which ranks fourth in the league at 79.8 yards per game. While his stats dont jump out, Mebanes ability to clog running lanes and control blockers has allowed Seattles linebackers to step up and stop ball carries.Mebane has also been in on the most snaps of any of Seattles defensive tackles.Mebane appeared to have been hurt early in the second quarter while chasing down a wide receiver screen. Eli Manning completed a short pass for Reuben Randle and Mebane appeared to grab at the back of his right leg while running after him. The completion was wiped out by a penalty, but Mebane did not take the field again.With Mebane out, Seattle will lean more on Kevin Williams and Tony McDaniel to fill the void. Williams has 42.9 per cent of Seattles defensive snaps this season, according to Football Outsiders. McDaniel has been in on 39 per cent. Those are expected to increase significantly, although the Seahawks were helped by the return of Jordan Hill last week after he missed three games with an ankle injury.Seattle also signed former San Francisco defensive lineman Demarcus Dobbs last week and fullback Will Tukuafu has played some on the defensive line in the past.We feel OK right now. We dont need to go scour but we will anyway and Im kind of excited to see how these guys take to it, Carroll said. Kevin (Williams) has shown us plenty of good things and Tony (McDaniel) has been playing really good, hard football, tough football for us. Jordan (Hill) is a different kind of athlete in there. Hes got really great quickness and a little different style player. But we like the way he gives it, too, so we will see how it goes.Seattle filled its open roster spot by signing tight end RaShaun Allen off Minnesotas practice squad. Allen was with Seattle through the early part of the season and saw action in the Seahawks Week 7 loss at St. Louis. He was released a week later and signed to Minnesotas practice squad.Allens signing gives Seattle five tight ends on its active roster and is another indication that Zach Miller — out since ankle surgery after Week 3 — is still behind in his recovery. Backup Luke Willson suffered a sprained ankle last week against the Giants and third-stringer Cooper Helfet has been bothered by a knee injury. 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The objectors could later decide to opt out of it. Law professor Gabe Feldman, who directs the sports law program at the Tulane University Law School, called the ruling a setback but said "theres no reason to panic." "The question remains whether this gives pause to some of the retired players and makes them question whether this is a settlement they want to be a part of," he said. Some critics said the NFL, with more than $9 billion in annual revenue, was getting away lightly. But the players lawyers said they would face huge challenges just to get the case to trial.dddddddddddd. They would have to prove the injuries were linked to the players NFL service and should not be handled through league arbitration. They could end up with nothing. Sol Weiss, a lead lawyer for the ex-players, remained confident the class action settlement will ultimately be approved. He said he was confident "that there will be enough money to cover these claims for 65 years." NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said league officials were "confident that the settlement is fair and adequate and look forward to demonstrating that to the court." More than 4,500 former players have filed suit, some accusing the league of fraud for its handling of concussions. They include former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett and Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who suffers from dementia. The judges hand-picked mediator, former federal judge Layn R. Phillips, led several months of negotiations last year and has called the deal fair to both sides. The settlement would include $675 million for compensatory claims for players with neurological symptoms, $75 million for baseline testing for asymptomatic men and $10 million for medical research and education. The NFL also would pay an additional $112 million to the players lawyers for their fees and expenses, for a total payout of nearly $900 million. The NCAA clause is apparently designed to prevent plaintiffs from double dipping. Feldman said he was unsure why the NFL would insist on that. Given the judges ruling, the two sides could offer more evidence the fund would be stable, change the payout formula or perhaps have the NFL add more money to the pot. Otherwise, they may be left to start over. "I think its a pretty efficient way of doing things, rather than bring it up for the first time at the fairness hearing," Matt Mitten, who directs the National Sports Law Institute at the Marquette University Law School, said of the judges opinion. "Some of these guys need the money right now." ' ' '