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The 2024 NFL Draft is less than 50 days away and the anticipation surrounding its approach continues to add wild speculations as to what teams will do leading up to the first player chosen. Several benchmark events like the NFL Combine and the league’s tag deadline have begun and ended. Yet, it’s the impending start of NFL free agency and subsequent negotiations that may better dictate the direction teams decide to take. This latest mock will introduce some unconventional takes, anticipating possible signings and their effects before the draft begins on April 25th.