AjaxTelamon
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Maybe, maybe not. It takes two parties to sign a deal. While it makes the most sense for PIT to sign a deal after the draft but before July 1st, but for Bonino, there's a huge risk for him to wait 6+ months before signing a contract. What happens if he hurts himself or has a career ending injury? The contract that he might have signed won't be there in June. So yeah I can see it happening either way, and neither would surprise me.
I'd have a hard time seeing LV taking a 29 year old Nick Bonino and his 4x4.5 or whatever contract. A lot of that value is predicated on chemistry with the HBK line, and his role in our specific lineup. They should be able to get younger, better tweener centers for less money. Now, I haven't looked at the available centers, and a cup winner has value, but still.
In the end, if he goes to FA, I'd expect him to sign elsewhere.