When Week 17 comes to its conclusion, the focus will be on the NFL playoffs and the 12 teams that will participate.
However, the season will be over for 20 other teams, and that means it's time to start preparing for the 2019 season.
The heavy lifting will get done after the Super Bowl, because free-agent signing season begins March 13. However, teams may have already started to have internal discussions, and players who will be free agents at the end of the season have plenty to think about.
Le'Veon Bell, who sat out the entire season and forfeited his 2018 salary, will clearly be one of the biggest offseason prizes.