NFL: Jaguars open Meyer era by drafting Lawrence, Etienne

  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulates quarterback Trevor Lawrence on being selected as the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday in Cleveland. (JOHN KUNTZ/cleveland.com)
    NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulates quarterback Trevor Lawrence on being selected as the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday in Cleveland. (JOHN KUNTZ/cleveland.com)

    JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars waited more than four months to make the easiest and maybe most significant pick in franchise history.

    As obvious as it was, fireworks and frivolity followe…