Lenny Curry is headed to London

Ending what passes for suspense in some quarters, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced Thursday that he will be in London this weekend.

The Jacksonville Jaguars — the NFL’s equivalent of an existential crisis — is set to take on the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium.

The annual London trip offers the city’s business leaders and power elite to showcase the city and what it offers to English businesses, and Curry’s attendance was held in abeyance until the aftermath of Hurricane Irma was under control.

This is the Jaguars’ fifth season going to London. They have two of their 16 wins in that period as the “home” team in the U.K. — an arrangement team leaders credit with helping to bolster the kind of sagging revenue a team might have when it wins once a month.

“This has been a long and challenging couple of weeks for the people of Jacksonville,” said Mayor Curry. “Recovering from a massive storm less than a year after Hurricane Matthew has taken its toll on many, but Jacksonville is a resilient city full of resilient people. We’re open for business, ready to build a stronger and more vibrant city. Part of this effort includes demonstrating to the world that Jacksonville is a prime destination for international business expansion. I welcome the opportunity to do that over the next three days.”