Monahan didn't sign until Aug 19th last year.
My only concern with prolonged negotiation is that the player can lose focus on his offseason training but from the Gully Q&A it doesn't sound like that's an issue with Bennett.
I get the feeling that Sam doesn't like seeing a lot of his peers signing big money deals while he's looking a bridge which will make him even hungrier this season. He's scores the game winner in the season opener and does reasonably well in a fight with Nurse.
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