NFL
Carolina Panthers 2021 Cap Table
The Carolina Panthers 2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
Total Cap Allocations
$181,771,931 / 27th
Cap Space
$4,745,701 / 14th
Reserve Lists
$30,685,691 / 11th
Dead Cap
$53,966,463 / 3rd
2021 Active Roster Cap
Void Year
June 1st Cut
| Player (56) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Roster Bonus | Roster Bonus Per Game | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Bonus Proration | Incentives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Robbie Anderson | WR | 28 | $8,826,666 | 4.84% | ($24,500,000) | $990,000 | $7,836,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thompson Shaq Thompson | OLB | 27 | $8,053,333 | 4.41% | ($20,080,001) | $990,000 | $3,200,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $3,063,333 | - |
| Gilmore Stephon Gilmore | CB | 31 | $6,179,738 | 3.39% | - | $5,856,217 | - | $323,521 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newton Cam Newton | QB | 32 | $6,000,000 | 3.29% | ($4,500,000) | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown Derrick Brown | DT | 23 | $5,368,501 | 2.94% | ($19,326,604) | $1,683,700 | $3,684,801 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burris Juston Burris | S | 28 | $4,827,125 | 2.65% | ($4,429,000) | $2,779,000 | $1,050,000 | $398,125 | - | - | $600,000 | - | - |
| Darnold Sam Darnold | QB | 24 | $4,774,685 | 2.62% | ($4,774,685) | $920,000 | - | $3,854,685 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jones DaQuan Jones | DT | 30 | $4,050,000 | 2.22% | ($4,050,000) | $2,050,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moton Taylor Moton | RT | 27 | $4,000,000 | 2.19% | ($43,000,000) | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burns Brian Burns | OLB | 23 | $3,692,777 | 2.02% | ($8,001,017) | $1,725,926 | $1,966,851 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moore D.J. Moore | WR | 24 | $3,554,510 | 1.95% | ($3,254,005) | $2,003,361 | $1,551,149 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Morgan Fox | DE | 27 | $2,495,000 | 1.37% | ($5,035,000) | $990,000 | $1,505,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Ian Thomas | TE | 25 | $2,369,700 | 1.30% | ($1,867,000) | $2,183,000 | $186,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reddick Haason Reddick | OLB | 27 | $1,992,000 | 1.09% | ($6,000,000) | $990,000 | $1,002,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross-Matos Yetur Gross-Matos | DE | 23 | $1,863,365 | 1.02% | ($3,624,749) | $982,673 | $880,692 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Trenton Scott | G | 27 | $1,650,000 | 0.90% | ($730,000) | $920,000 | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elflein Pat Elflein | C | 27 | $1,360,000 | 0.75% | ($6,000,000) | $990,000 | $370,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henderson C.J. Henderson | CB | 23 | $1,285,455 | 0.70% | ($7,168,187) | $1,285,455 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinn Jeremy Chinn | S | 23 | $1,191,244 | 0.65% | ($1,028,985) | $848,249 | $342,995 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luvu Frankie Luvu | LB | 25 | $1,100,000 | 0.60% | ($180,000) | $920,000 | $180,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carter Jermaine Carter | ILB | 26 | $988,345 | 0.54% | ($68,345) | $920,000 | $68,345 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jansen J.J. Jansen | LS | 35 | $987,500 | 0.54% | ($1,212,500) | $1,075,000 | - | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miller John Miller | G | 28 | $987,500 | 0.54% | ($1,127,500) | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christensen Brady Christensen | G | 25 | $938,777 | 0.51% | ($1,115,108) | $660,000 | $278,777 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zylstra Brandon Zylstra | WR | 28 | $920,000 | 0.50% | - | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chandler Sean Chandler | S | 25 | $920,000 | 0.50% | - | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tremble Tommy Tremble | TE | 21 | $895,715 | 0.49% | ($942,860) | $660,000 | $235,715 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daley Dennis Daley | T | 25 | $881,838 | 0.48% | ($63,676) | $850,000 | $31,838 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walker Phillip Walker | QB | 26 | $880,000 | 0.48% | ($100,000) | $780,000 | $75,000 | - | - | - | $25,000 | - | - |
| Stanford Julian Stanford | OLB | 31 | $850,000 | 0.47% | ($1,075,000) | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnson Darryl Johnson | DE | 24 | $850,000 | 0.47% | - | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hubbard Chuba Hubbard | RB | 22 | $838,294 | 0.46% | ($713,174) | $660,000 | $178,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roy Bravvion Roy | DT | 24 | $828,494 | 0.45% | ($145,482) | $780,000 | $48,494 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas-Oliver Stantley Thomas-Oliver | CB | 23 | $805,794 | 0.44% | ($77,382) | $780,000 | $25,794 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erickson Alex Erickson | WR | 29 | $802,774 | 0.44% | - | $935,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin Sam Franklin | S | 25 | $785,000 | 0.43% | ($10,000) | $780,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taylor Keith Taylor | CB | 23 | $736,497 | 0.40% | ($305,988) | $660,000 | $76,497 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Melvin Rashaan Melvin | CB | 32 | $708,330 | 0.39% | - | $895,833 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smith Shi Smith | WR | 23 | $703,105 | 0.39% | ($172,420) | $660,000 | $43,105 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdullah Ameer Abdullah | RB | 28 | $660,000 | 0.36% | - | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ricci Giovanni Ricci | FB | 25 | $660,000 | 0.36% | - | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hartsfield Myles Hartsfield | CB | 24 | $649,440 | 0.36% | ($3,334) | $647,774 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Michael Jordan | G | 23 | $613,886 | 0.34% | - | $613,886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brown Deonte Brown | G | 23 | $611,229 | 0.33% | ($186,060) | $564,715 | $46,515 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martin Kamal Martin | LB | 23 | $606,666 | 0.33% | - | $606,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robinson Kenny Robinson | S | 22 | $563,333 | 0.31% | - | $563,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tecklenburg Sam Tecklenburg | C | 24 | $549,990 | 0.30% | - | $549,990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edwards Lac Edwards | P | 29 | $425,000 | 0.23% | - | $550,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajrullahu Lirim Hajrullahu | K | 31 | $109,998 | 0.06% | - | $109,998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamara Azur Kamara | LB | 23 | $109,998 | 0.06% | - | $109,998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuioti-Mariner Jacob Tuioti-Mariner | OLB | 25 | $47,222 | 0.03% | - | $47,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Herron Frank Herron | DT | 27 | $47,222 | 0.03% | - | $47,222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirkwood Keith Kirkwood | WR | 27 | $43,333 | 0.02% | - | $43,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bonnafon Reggie Bonnafon | RB | 25 | $36,666 | 0.02% | - | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sullivan Stephen Sullivan | WR | 25 | $36,666 | 0.02% | - | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harper Madre Harper | CB | 24 | $36,666 | 0.02% | - | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (13) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Roster Bonus | Roster Bonus Per Game | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Bonus Proration | Incentives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey | RB | 25 | $6,899,500 | 3.78% | ($33,537,500) | $990,000 | $4,300,000 | - | - | - | $200,000 | $1,409,500 | - |
| Paradis Matt Paradis | C | 32 | $5,698,000 | 3.12% | ($13,930,000) | $990,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $1,408,000 | - |
| Horn Jaycee Horn | CB | 22 | $3,838,572 | 2.10% | ($21,112,146) | $660,000 | $3,178,572 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erving Cameron Erving | T | 29 | $3,490,000 | 1.91% | ($8,000,000) | $990,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jackson Donte Jackson | CB | 26 | $2,838,005 | 1.56% | ($395,005) | $2,443,000 | $395,005 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bouye A.J. Bouye | CB | 30 | $2,168,056 | 1.19% | ($3,380,556) | $955,556 | $1,212,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Terrace Marshall | WR | 21 | $1,041,725 | 0.57% | ($2,447,331) | $660,000 | $381,725 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gonzalez Zane Gonzalez | K | 26 | $802,774 | 0.44% | - | $935,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pride Jr. Troy Pride Jr. | CB | 23 | $634,369 | 0.35% | ($583,107) | $440,000 | $194,369 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nixon Daviyon Nixon | DT | 23 | $589,910 | 0.32% | ($318,548) | $510,273 | $79,637 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fletcher Thomas Fletcher | LS | 23 | $447,677 | 0.25% | ($130,708) | $415,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panasiuk Mike Panasiuk | DT | 24 | $415,000 | 0.23% | - | $415,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parker Aaron Parker | WR | 23 | $101,200 | 0.06% | - | $101,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 Non-Football Injury Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury list. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | Dead Cap | Base Salary | Signing Bonus Proration | Roster Bonus | Roster Bonus Per Game | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restructure Bonus Proration | Incentives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes Marquis Haynes | DE | 28 | $1,033,092 | 0.57% | ($113,092) | $920,000 | $113,092 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hoskins Phil Hoskins | DT | 24 | $687,811 | 0.38% | ($111,244) | $660,000 | $27,811 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 Practice Squad Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (10) | Pos | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Damontre Moore | DE | $126,000 | 0.07% | ||||||||||
| Monteiro Aaron Monteiro | T | $82,800 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Pleasants Austen Pleasants | T | $55,200 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Snead Willie Snead | WR | $42,000 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Hayes Tae Hayes | CB | $18,400 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Thompson Colin Thompson | TE | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Larkin Austin Larkin | DE | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Horton Mike Horton | G | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Brown Spencer Brown | RB | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Saunders C.J. Saunders | WR | $9,200 | 0.01% |
2021 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.
| Player (81) | Pos | Cap Hit | Cap Hit Pct League Cap | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Teddy Bridgewater | QB | $17,062,000 | 9.35% | ||||||||||
| Short Kawann Short | DT | $11,017,000 | 6.04% | ||||||||||
| Kuechly Luke Kuechly | ILB | $7,132,514 | 3.91% | ||||||||||
| Boston Tre Boston | FS | $2,666,666 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
| Weatherly Stephen Weatherly | DE | $2,000,000 | 1.10% | ||||||||||
| Gano Graham Gano | K | $1,537,500 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
| Arnold Dan Arnold | TE | $1,425,835 | 0.78% | ||||||||||
| Perryman Denzel Perryman | ILB | $1,000,000 | 0.55% | ||||||||||
| Little Greg Little | T | $893,895 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
| Thompson Colin Thompson | TE | $668,395 | 0.37% | ||||||||||
| Moore David Moore | WR | $625,000 | 0.34% | ||||||||||
| Smith Rodney Smith | RB | $514,266 | 0.28% | ||||||||||
| Palardy Michael Palardy | P | $500,000 | 0.27% | ||||||||||
| Freeman Royce Freeman | RB | $485,001 | 0.27% | ||||||||||
| Barkley Matt Barkley | QB | $418,054 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
| Kaskey Matt Kaskey | T | $366,660 | 0.20% | ||||||||||
| Robinson Kenny Robinson | S | $363,419 | 0.20% | ||||||||||
| Charlton Joseph Charlton | P | $338,887 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
| Johnston Clay Johnston | LB | $330,003 | 0.18% | ||||||||||
| Kerr Zach Kerr | DE | $250,000 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
| Brown Spencer Brown | RB | $234,666 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
| Sullivan Stephen Sullivan | WR | $211,332 | 0.12% | ||||||||||
| Grier Will Grier | QB | $205,545 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Jordan Michael Jordan | G | $198,088 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Snead Willie Snead | WR | $194,000 | 0.11% | ||||||||||
| Herron Frank Herron | DT | $185,222 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Saunders C.J. Saunders | WR | $183,866 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Harper Madre Harper | CB | $183,732 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Miller Christian Miller | DE | $183,552 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Bonnafon Reggie Bonnafon | RB | $174,398 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Horton Mike Horton | G | $174,398 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
| Kirkwood Keith Kirkwood | WR | $170,666 | 0.09% | ||||||||||
| Julius Jalen Julius | CB | $156,400 | 0.09% | ||||||||||
| Scarlett Jordan Scarlett | RB | $154,706 | 0.08% | ||||||||||
| Larkin Austin Larkin | DE | $126,133 | 0.07% | ||||||||||
| Cole Matt Cole | WR | $121,733 | 0.07% | ||||||||||
| Melvin Rashaan Melvin | CB | $119,444 | 0.07% | ||||||||||
| Omameh Patrick Omameh | RT | $115,722 | 0.06% | ||||||||||
| Tecklenburg Sam Tecklenburg | C | $109,999 | 0.06% | ||||||||||
| Kirkwood Keith Kirkwood | WR | $100,000 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Pleasants Austen Pleasants | T | $98,533 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Parker Aaron Parker | WR | $91,866 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Morgan James Morgan | QB | $82,800 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
| Monteiro Aaron Monteiro | T | $73,600 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Winslow Ryan Winslow | P | $73,334 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Eberle Dominik Eberle | K | $64,400 | 0.04% | ||||||||||
| Elder Corn Elder | CB | $56,000 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Edwards Lac Edwards | P | $55,000 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Watson Josh Watson | LB | $47,200 | 0.03% | ||||||||||
| Santoso Ryan Santoso | K | $43,333 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Omameh Patrick Omameh | RT | $42,000 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Martin Kamal Martin | LB | $36,800 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Julius Jalen Julius | CB | $36,800 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| Smith Andre Smith | ILB | $22,264 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Hester Treyvon Hester | DT | $18,400 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Patrick Jacques Patrick | RB | $18,400 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Brannon John Brannon | CB | $18,400 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Smith Devin Smith | WR | $14,000 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Erickson Alex Erickson | WR | $14,000 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Stokke Mason Stokke | FB | $13,333 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Ricci Giovanni Ricci | FB | $11,334 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Sutton Cam Sutton | TE | $10,000 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Bonnafon Reggie Bonnafon | RB | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Herron Frank Herron | DT | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Redwine Sheldrick Redwine | S | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Ta'amu Jordan Ta'amu | QB | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Love Josh Love | QB | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Bayless Omar Bayless | WR | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Avery Josh Avery | DT | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Kessman Alex Kessman | K | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Haubeil Blake Haubeil | K | $9,200 | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Mack Jordan Mack | LB | $7,500 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Bowen Branden Bowen | T | $6,667 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Orr Chris Orr | LB | $6,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Reese David Reese | LB | $6,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Hights TreVontae Hights | WR | $5,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Moore David Moore | G | $5,000 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Kunaszyk Jordan Kunaszyk | LB | $3,334 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Draguicevich Oscar Draguicevich | P | $2,333 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Robinson Austrian Robinson | DE | $667 | 0.00% | ||||||||||
| Ferris Jason Ferris | LB | $334 | 0.00% |
2021 Cap Totals
| Cap Maximum Summary | ||
| 2021 NFL Salary Cap | $182,500,000 | |
| 2020 Rollover Cap | $4,270,682 | 23rd |
| Adjustment | $-253,050 | 26th |
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $186,517,632 | 25th |
| Active Roster | $96,749,377 | 30th |
| Injured Reserve | $28,964,788 | 9th |
| Non-Football Injury | $1,720,903 | 8th |
| Practice Squad | $370,400 | 31st |
| Dead | $53,966,463 | 3rd |
| Total Allocations | $181,771,931 | 27th |
| Cap Space | $4,745,701 | 14th |
