Carolina Panthers 2020 Salary Cap
Panthers 2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Carolina Panthers 2020 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Active Players (53) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | QB | $18,600,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $21,100,000 | 10.14 |
| Kawann Short | DE | $12,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $500,000 | $2,314,000 | - | ($17,256,000) | $20,314,000 | 9.76 |
| Dontari Poe | DT | $6,000,000 | $3,333,334 | $2,912,500 | - | $900,000 | - | - | ($3,333,334) | $13,145,834 | 6.32 |
| Trai Turner | G | $8,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $406,250 | - | - | $898,400 | - | ($9,593,600) | $12,804,650 | 6.15 |
| Greg Olsen | TE | $6,600,000 | $3,700,000 | $875,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($3,700,000) | $11,675,000 | 5.61 |
| Matt Paradis | C | $5,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($7,200,000) | $8,800,000 | 4.23 |
| Eric Reid | SS | $4,560,000 | $2,500,000 | $640,000 | - | $300,000 | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $8,000,000 | 3.85 |
| Shaq Thompson | OLB | $4,000,000 | $3,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,800,000) | $7,200,000 | 3.46 |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | $2,816,090 | $2,669,782 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,485,872) | $5,485,872 | 2.64 |
| Graham Gano | K | $2,750,000 | $1,537,500 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($3,075,000) | $4,337,500 | 2.08 |
| Jarius Wright | WR | $1,900,000 | $666,668 | $1,000,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($666,668) | $3,666,668 | 1.76 |
| Brian Burns | OLB | $1,110,463 | $1,966,851 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,078,331) | $3,077,314 | 1.48 |
| D.J. Moore | WR | $1,495,574 | $1,551,148 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,300,727) | $3,046,722 | 1.46 |
| Mike Davis | RB | $2,950,000 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 1.44 |
| Michael Palardy | P | $1,840,000 | $500,000 | $160,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $2,600,000 | 1.25 |
| Tyler Larsen | C | $1,300,000 | $466,668 | $300,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($466,668) | $2,116,668 | 1.02 |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | $1,220,044 | $708,397 | - | - | $125,000 | - | - | ($708,397) | $2,053,441 | 0.99 |
| Greg Little | T | $842,224 | $893,895 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,623,909) | $1,736,119 | 0.83 |
| Mario Addison | OLB | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | 0.72 |
| Chris Reed | C | $1,375,000 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $1,425,000 | 0.68 |
| Taylor Moton | LT | $1,032,021 | $291,028 | - | - | - | - | - | ($291,028) | $1,323,049 | 0.64 |
| Donte Jackson | CB | $917,502 | $395,004 | - | - | - | - | - | ($790,009) | $1,312,506 | 0.63 |
| Colin Jones | FS | $950,000 | $200,000 | $110,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($200,000) | $1,310,000 | 0.63 |
| Chris Manhertz | TE | $820,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - | ($160,000) | $1,210,000 | 0.58 |
| J.J. Jansen | LS | $1,045,000 | $140,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($140,000) | $1,185,000 | 0.57 |
| Will Grier | QB | $670,136 | $205,545 | - | - | - | - | - | ($616,635) | $875,681 | 0.42 |
| Ian Thomas | TE | $660,000 | $186,998 | - | - | - | - | - | ($373,998) | $846,998 | 0.41 |
| Marquis Haynes | OLB | $660,000 | $113,089 | - | - | - | - | - | ($226,181) | $773,089 | 0.37 |
| Christian Miller | DE | $585,000 | $183,552 | - | - | - | - | - | ($550,656) | $768,552 | 0.37 |
| Alex Armah | FB | $735,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $735,000 | 0.35 |
| T.J. Green | S | $735,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $735,000 | 0.35 |
| Jermaine Carter | ILB | $660,000 | $68,343 | - | - | - | - | - | ($136,688) | $728,343 | 0.35 |
| Andre Smith | ILB | $660,000 | $22,264 | - | - | - | - | - | ($44,528) | $682,264 | 0.33 |
| Jordan Scarlett | RB | $585,000 | $77,353 | - | - | - | - | - | ($232,059) | $662,353 | 0.32 |
| Corn Elder | CB | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.32 |
| Woodrow Hamilton | DT | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.32 |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.32 |
| Efe Obada | DE | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.32 |
| Brandon Zylstra | WR | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.32 |
| Dennis Daley | T | $585,000 | $31,838 | - | - | - | - | - | ($95,514) | $616,838 | 0.30 |
| Jordan Kunaszyk | LB | $585,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $588,333 | 0.28 |
| Matt Kaskey | T | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.28 |
| Garrett McGhin | T | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.28 |
| Quin Blanding | S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Elliott Fry | K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Dominique Hatfield | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Temarrick Hemingway | TE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Ishmael Hyman | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Tyler Marz | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Aaron Monteiro | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Marcus Murphy | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Sione Teuhema | LB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
| Player (1) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1, Pick #7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $0 |
2020 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
| Player (10) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | ILB | - | - | - | - | - | $11,845,028 | - | - | $11,845,028 | 5.69 |
| Matt Kalil | LT | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | $9,800,000 | 4.71 |
| Rashaan Gaulden | S | - | $211,914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $211,914 | 0.10 |
| Jared Norris | OLB | - | $75,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $75,000 | 0.04 |
| Corn Elder | CB | - | $69,477 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $69,477 | 0.03 |
| Terry Godwin | WR | - | $61,125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,125 | 0.03 |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | - | $13,337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,337 | 0.01 |
| Corrion Ballard | CB | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
| Elijah Holyfield | RB | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
| Brendan Mahon | G | - | $4,168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,168 | 0.00 |
2020 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 NFL Salary Cap | $199,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2019 Rollover Cap | $9,041,676 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $208,041,676 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $155,907,794 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Contracts | $155,907,794 | ||||||||
| Dead Money | $22,106,717 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Cap Allocations | $178,014,511 | ||||||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $178,014,511 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Total Cap) | $30,027,165 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Top 51 only) | $30,027,165 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 NFL Salary Cap | $199,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2019 Rollover Cap | $9,041,676 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $208,041,676 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $101,714,054 | $34,572,590 | $9,063,750 | $2,000,000 | $3,845,000 | $4,712,400 | - | $155,907,794 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $101,714,054 | $34,572,590 | $9,063,750 | $2,000,000 | $3,845,000 | $4,712,400 | - | $155,907,794 | |
| Dead Money | - | $5,261,689 | - | - | - | $16,845,028 | - | $22,106,717 | |
| Total (All) | $101,714,054 | $39,834,279 | $9,063,750 | $2,000,000 | $3,845,000 | $21,557,428 | - | $178,014,511 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $101,714,054 | $39,834,279 | $9,063,750 | $2,000,000 | $3,845,000 | $21,557,428 | - | $178,014,511 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $30,027,165 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $30,027,165 | ||||||||