Kansas City Chiefs sign WR Omari Evans

Omari Evans earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI) on this three-year, $3.1M deal with the Kansas City Chiefs — a signing that reads as fair value for a depth receiver, though not without structural caveats. At a $1.035M AAV, the contract sits right at the NFL minimum threshold, which is appropriate for a wideout who profiles as roster filler or a developmental piece rather than a contributor with proven production at the next level. The CVI reflects a deal that neither exploits the player nor creates meaningful leverage for Kansas City, landing squarely in the "we needed a body and we got one" tier of offseason roster-building. The most telling detail here is the $85,000 in guaranteed money — a near-negligible figure that gives the Chiefs an almost unconditional exit ramp at any point, which is either a smart hedge on unproven talent or a sign that the front office views Evans as little more than a camp roster candidate. With the regular season still 100 days out and Kansas City clearly in a roster-rebuilding phase off a rough 6-11 campaign, there is logic in accumulating low-cost, low-commitment receiver depth, but the CVI reminds us that volume signings at this price point rarely move the needle on roster construction in any meaningful way. Evans would need to outperform his contract tier significantly — think special teams value plus slot versatility — to justify even three years of roster attention.