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To prepare a team in case its roster is hit by swine flu, commissioner Roger Goodell is going to offer emergency roster help.

Goodell, according to a source, notified teams Friday that if they have at least six proven cases of swine flu prior to a game, they will be allowed to bring at least six players off their practice squads to restore competitive balance. These would be done in the form of roster exemptions, the source said, and the team would be granted permission to add these players as late as four hours before kickoff.

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The NFL's version of Cash for Clunkers officially ended in the Motor City.

The Detroit Lions traded in their 19-game losing streak for a fresh start last Sunday by defeating Washington. A different franchise will now move to the bottom of the league scrapheap.
There are plenty of contenders with seven teams still winless. Three 2008 playoff teams (Tennessee, Miami and Carolina) are talented enough to eventually get off the schneid. That leaves four candidates with a bona fide shot at doing what was once the unthinkable: Finishing the regular season at 0-16 like the 2008 Lions.