Los Angeles Chargers sign C Jacob Spomer

The Chargers' signing of center Jacob Spomer on a three-year, $3.1M deal with a $1.03M AAV reads as a fair-market transaction for a player operating firmly in replacement-level territory at the pivot — this is the kind of depth roster move that quietly holds a 53-man together without moving the needle in either direction. At that price point, Spomer earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), which reflects exactly what this contract is: a low-risk, low-reward depth addition that carries almost no financial downside for a Chargers team currently sitting at 11-6 and positioned as the AFC's seven seed heading into the offseason. The $1.03M AAV is essentially the league minimum neighborhood, so the salary exposure is negligible even if Spomer never sees meaningful regular-season snaps. What keeps the CVI from climbing is the absence of a clear production profile that suggests he can push for a starting role — at this level, you are paying for insurance and practice-squad-caliber competition, not a legitimate upgrade at center. The three-year structure is the one mild eyebrow-raiser here; without guaranteed money data available, it is difficult to fully assess the team's downside if the deal carries structure beyond year one, though most contracts at this AAV are built with easy outs. For a Chargers front office whose sentiment grade has sat steady at D+ over the last 30 days, this signing will not move public perception in any meaningful way — it is too anonymous a transaction to generate real scrutiny or praise. Spomer is a roster filler, the contract prices him as one, and that alignment is about as clean as these low-end deals get.