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Jaguars' Travis Etienne Jokes About Missing Rookie Season After Urban Meyer Drama

Normally a season-ending injury would be a devastating moment for any athlete, but Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne had a glass-half full take on not being able to play during his rookie campaign.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Etienne joked he picked the right season to miss amid all of the drama with Urban Meyer in 2021:

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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jaguars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jaguars</a> RB Travis Etienne on not playing last season with all the Urban Meyer drama going on: “If there was any year to miss, I missed a great one.” ud83dudc80<a href="https://t.co/qMiTEx6BPK">pic.twitter.com/qMiTEx6BPK</a>

The Jaguars selected Etienne with the No.