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That sad sound in the distance? Those are the whimpers and wails of every football fan, softly sobbing into their foam fingers at the realization that Sunday night’s Super Bowl LIII victory by the New England Patriots (again) marked the end of another glorious gridiron season. This week, the Pats and the Los Angeles Rams join the rest of the league in preparation for next year’s journey to the Lombardi Trophy, and all roads to championship glory start with the NFL draft. With all the on-field action now wrapped up, let’s take another shot at projecting the first four rounds of the 2019 NFL draft, complete with a handful of blockbuster trades: