Los Angeles Chargers sign DL Terry Webb

Terry Webb's three-year, $3.1M deal with the Los Angeles Chargers earns a fair-to-middling Contract Value Index (CVI) grade of C+, which tracks for what this signing actually is — a depth acquisition at league-minimum-adjacent money rather than a foundational move. At roughly $1M AAV, the Chargers aren't betting the house on Webb, and for a defensive lineman at that price point, you're shopping in the solid roster-filler tier rather than the above-average starter market. The contract structure is inherently low-risk given the modest total outlay, though the absence of any guaranteed money data makes it difficult to assess true downside exposure — if there are meaningful guarantees buried in this deal, that changes the calculus on a player at this salary level. What's keeping the CVI from climbing higher is the gap between the three-year term and what a depth piece at this price typically warrants — shorter deals offer more roster flexibility, and locking in even a modest cap line for three seasons signals either genuine upside belief from the front office or a scheme-fit priority that isn't visible in the transaction data alone. With the Chargers sitting at 11-6 and holding the No. 7 seed in the AFC heading into the offseason, adding defensive line depth at controlled cost is a reasonable housekeeping move, but Webb's signing is the kind of transaction that lives or dies by developmental upside rather than proven production. This reads less as a steal and more as a calculated low-stakes bet on the depth chart.