Kansas City Chiefs sign EDGE Anthony Dunn

Anthony Dunn's three-year, $3.1M deal with the Kansas City Chiefs — coming in at a $1.03M AAV — earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), which lands this squarely in "fair but unremarkable" territory for a minimum-range signing with minimal downside risk. At that price point, you're not paying for a proven pass-rush commodity; you're paying for a depth piece who needs to earn his way into meaningful snaps, and the CVI reflects exactly that ceiling. The contract structure tells you everything about how Kansas City values Dunn right now — just $15K in guaranteed money on a three-year deal is roster-filler language, the kind of contract a team writes when they want the option to move on without consequence. That near-zero guarantee is the defining feature here: the Chiefs are essentially acquiring a practice-squad-eligible EDGE with developmental upside at zero financial risk, which is the right way to construct this kind of speculative add. For a team currently sitting at 6-11 and mired in a six-game losing streak with the regular season still 99 days out, roster-building moves at the basement of the salary structure are necessary volume plays, and Dunn fits that mold. The CVI doesn't punish this deal — it just refuses to celebrate it, because a signing this cheap and this thin on guarantees can only grade out as middling until Dunn demonstrates he belongs above the replacement-level tier. If he develops into a legitimate rotational contributor, this looks like a steal in hindsight; if he doesn't, the Chiefs walk away having spent almost nothing.