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…