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michael middlehurst-schwartz, usa today
NFL draft season won't truly arrive until next calendar year at the earliest. For some fans and franchises, however, the event is already top of mind.
December is the time when playoff hopes are officially extinguished, with four teams – the New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars – already having been eliminated from postseason contention this year. For those groups, the remaining five weeks of action offer little reason to tune in.