Pittsburgh Steelers sign K Laith Marjan

The Steelers' signing of Laith Marjan earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), reflecting a modest mid-market investment at a position where reliability matters more than star power. At $1.04M average annual value on a three-year, $3.115M deal, this is a replacement-level kicker contract — the kind of depth signing teams make during the offseason to address roster gaps without meaningful cap burden. Marjan's CVI sits in that murky middle ground where the salary is reasonable enough not to sting, but the transaction itself carries no upside leverage; you're paying fair market for a kicker, not securing a bargain or betting on trajectory. The three-year arc is conservative — it keeps the Steelers flexible if production doesn't materialize, but it also signals limited confidence in elite performance. For a team currently holding the #4 AFC seed, this is the type of utilitarian, low-stakes move that rounds out a roster without moving the needle on championship construction. The relative steadiness of the C+ grade reflects the vanilla nature of the deal: adequate compensation for an adequate role, nothing more.