Miami Dolphins sign S Zayne Anderson

The Miami Dolphins' signing of safety Zayne Anderson on a one-year, $1.4M deal earns a D- Contract Value Index (CVI), a grading that reflects both the modest financial commitment and the marginal on-field utility this move likely provides. At the league minimum-adjacent price point, this isn't a cap killer for a Dolphins team sitting at 7-10 and out of playoff contention, but the minimal AAV also signals limited confidence in Anderson's immediate impact — teams don't lock in depth at safety for cheap unless they're hedging against either injury necessity or a prospect failure upstream. The one-year structure offers Miami flexibility to pivot if preseason or early regular-season evaluations disappoint, which matters for an organization with 91 days until Week 1 and a need to stabilize its roster. What keeps this from a flat D is the low-risk profile; at $1.4M, there's no contract albatross risk, no guaranteed-money complications, and no cap drag that compromises future flexibility. However, this is quintessential replacement-level roster filler — the kind of signing that happens quietly in July and rarely surfaces as a turning point. The CVI penalty reflects a transaction that solves nothing structurally for a defense needing more than minimum-wage safety depth to climb out of AFC East irrelevance.