Jacksonville Jaguars sign DT Keivie Rose

Jacksonville's signing of Keivie Rose earns a B- Contract Value Index (CVI), a rational depth move that balances modest salary efficiency with realistic positional need during the preseason window. At $885K on a one-year deal, Rose slots into the lower end of the defensive tackle market—a short-term commitment that carries minimal cap consequence and reflects the club's flexibility heading into a 13-4 season holding the #3 AFC seed. The CVI reflects the tension between an economical price tag (favoring the franchise) and Rose's expected depth-piece classification, neither a plug-and-play starter nor a developmental prospect with high upside. For a Jacksonville roster building around proven pieces, this is precisely the kind of low-risk roster depth signing that allows the front office to preserve salary cap optionality while adding bodies to the D-line rotation without mortgaging future flexibility. The one-year structure means zero long-term commitment; if Rose doesn't fit scheme or production expectations, the Jaguars walk away cleanly in the offseason. This is institutional competence in action—not flashy, not transformative, but sound roster management during the final preseason push.