Miami Dolphins sign RB Carlos Washington Jr

The Dolphins' one-year, $1.005M signing of Carlos Washington Jr. earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI)—a deal that reflects minimal financial risk but equally minimal upside for a team sitting at 7-10 and needing immediate roster depth. At just over $1M on a one-year pact, the contract carries virtually no cap burden and represents the kind of low-cost, high-availability move typical of filling out practice squad or reserve-role depth charts during the offseason push toward the regular season. Washington Jr. is being acquired as a replacement-level or depth-piece contributor; the salary floor indicates the Dolphins are not banking on star production or a long-term role but rather on bench reliability and positional flexibility ahead of training camp. The C+ grade reflects this asymmetry: the deal poses no financial risk to Miami's cap structure, but it also signals limited confidence in his trajectory as a featured back—it's a pragmatic depth move rather than a value steal or franchise reclamation. For a team 99 days out from the regular season kickoff and fresh off a losing campaign, this is the kind of transaction that stays invisible unless Washington Jr. unexpectedly emerges in preseason action.