It will cost the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to keep Brady Oliveira. More than it’s ever cost them before.

The star running back, without a contract for next season, held his season-ending Q&A with the media on Tuesday and every time he talked about how much he loves playing for his hometown team, there was a “but.”

One of those revolved around the kind of team he’d have around him if he re-signs with Winnipeg – he’s clearly in no mood for a rebuild – while the other involved dollars and cents.

Let’s start with the former.

Asked point blank if he wants to come back, Oliveira began by saying how “amazing” and “incredible” his six seasons with the Bombers have been, a “dream come true” for a kid from Oak Park High School.

“But I think I owe it to myself to sit down with my agent… and talk to

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