Seattle Seahawks sign RB Cam Akers

Seattle's signing of Cam Akers earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), a fair but uninspired move that reflects the reality of mid-tier depth acquisition in the preseason window. At $1.215M on a one-year deal, this is a league-minimum-adjacent contract — the kind of flyer teams take on veteran backs with injury history or inconsistent production who might still offer depth-chart value. The Seahawks, sitting at 14-3 and the NFC's top seed, are in win-now mode, which makes a low-cost insurance policy at running back a logical hedge rather than a splash investment. Akers represents a middling depth piece — not a franchise cornerstone, not a disaster — which is precisely what the price tag suggests the organization expected when putting pen to paper. The CVI sits right in that zone of acceptable pragmatism: you're not overpaying for potential upside, but you're also not betting on a dramatic late-career resurgence. For a team already in contention, this is the kind of transaction that either goes unnoticed if it works or becomes a minor footnote if it doesn't — which is exactly what a C+ valuation captures.