Benning on going long-term: "We talked about it. We never got to a place where we were going to get a deal done. So we started talking shorter term, 3 or 4 years. He wanted to do 3 years. It makes sense for us, as now he's gotta come in perform & then we'll pay him accordingly."

— Sportsnet 650 (@Sportsnet650) September 17, 2019