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 (63) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawann Short | DE | $19,464,000 | $12,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $500,000 | $2,339,000 | - | ($17,356,000) | $19,464,000 | 9.34 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | $14,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $750,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($33,000,000) | $14,000,000 | 6.72 |
| Russell Okung | LT | $13,031,250 | $13,000,000 | - | $31,250 | - | - | - | - | - | $13,031,250 | 6.25 |
| Matt Paradis | C | $8,800,000 | $5,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($9,200,000) | $8,800,000 | 4.22 |
| Robby Anderson | WR | $8,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,000,000) | $8,000,000 | 3.84 |
| Shaq Thompson | OLB | $7,200,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,800,000) | $7,200,000 | 3.45 |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | $5,485,872 | $2,816,090 | $2,669,782 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,485,872) | $5,485,872 | 2.63 |
| Stephen Weatherly | DE | $4,550,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $100,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($6,250,000) | $4,550,000 | 2.18 |
| Graham Gano | K | $4,337,500 | $2,750,000 | $1,537,500 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($3,075,000) | $4,337,500 | 2.08 |
| Tre Boston | FS | $4,126,666 | $1,160,000 | $2,666,667 | $250,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $4,126,666 | 1.98 |
| John Miller | G | $3,970,000 | $1,790,000 | $2,000,000 | $130,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $3,970,000 | 1.90 |
| Seth Roberts | WR | $3,750,000 | $3,100,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($600,000) | $3,750,000 | 1.80 |
| Brian Burns | OLB | $3,077,314 | $1,110,463 | $1,966,851 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,078,331) | $3,077,314 | 1.48 |
| D.J. Moore | WR | $3,046,722 | $1,495,574 | $1,551,148 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,300,727) | $3,046,722 | 1.46 |
| Mike Davis | RB | $3,000,000 | $2,950,000 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 1.44 |
| Juston Burris | CB | $2,958,429 | $910,000 | $1,050,000 | $398,430 | - | $600,000 | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $2,958,429 | 1.42 |
| Michael Palardy | P | $2,600,000 | $1,840,000 | $500,000 | $160,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $2,600,000 | 1.25 |
| Tahir Whitehead | OLB | $2,500,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,450,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.20 |
| Tyler Larsen | C | $2,116,668 | $1,300,000 | $466,668 | $300,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($466,668) | $2,116,668 | 1.02 |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | $2,053,441 | $1,220,044 | $708,397 | - | - | $125,000 | - | - | ($708,397) | $2,053,441 | 0.98 |
| Greg Little | T | $1,736,119 | $842,224 | $893,895 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,623,909) | $1,736,119 | 0.83 |
| Chris Reed | C | $1,425,000 | $1,375,000 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $1,425,000 | 0.68 |
| Zach Kerr | DT | $1,367,500 | $910,000 | $250,000 | $150,000 | - | $57,500 | - | - | ($500,000) | $1,367,500 | 0.66 |
| Taylor Moton | LT | $1,323,049 | $1,032,021 | $291,028 | - | - | - | - | - | ($291,028) | $1,323,049 | 0.63 |
| Donte Jackson | CB | $1,312,506 | $917,502 | $395,004 | - | - | - | - | - | ($790,009) | $1,312,506 | 0.63 |
| Chris Manhertz | TE | $1,300,000 | $910,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - | ($160,000) | $1,300,000 | 0.62 |
| Pharoh Cooper | WR | $1,210,000 | $910,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,210,000 | 0.58 |
| J.J. Jansen | LS | $1,190,000 | $1,050,000 | $140,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($140,000) | $1,190,000 | 0.57 |
| Ian Thomas | TE | $936,998 | $750,000 | $186,998 | - | - | - | - | - | ($373,998) | $936,998 | 0.45 |
| Seth Devalve | TE | $887,500 | $910,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($137,500) | $887,500 | 0.43 |
| Will Grier | QB | $880,545 | $675,000 | $205,545 | - | - | - | - | - | ($616,635) | $880,545 | 0.42 |
| Marquis Haynes | OLB | $863,089 | $750,000 | $113,089 | - | - | - | - | - | ($226,181) | $863,089 | 0.41 |
| Christian Miller | DE | $858,552 | $675,000 | $183,552 | - | - | - | - | - | ($550,656) | $858,552 | 0.41 |
| Chris Smith | DE | $840,000 | $820,000 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($675,000) | $840,000 | 0.40 |
| Marcus Murphy | RB | $831,000 | $825,000 | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000) | $831,000 | 0.40 |
| Alex Armah | FB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
| T.J. Green | S | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
| Jermaine Carter | ILB | $818,343 | $750,000 | $68,343 | - | - | - | - | - | ($136,688) | $818,343 | 0.39 |
| Andre Smith | ILB | $772,264 | $750,000 | $22,264 | - | - | - | - | - | ($44,528) | $772,264 | 0.37 |
| Jordan Scarlett | RB | $752,353 | $675,000 | $77,353 | - | - | - | - | - | ($232,059) | $752,353 | 0.36 |
| Corn Elder | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Woodrow Hamilton | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Dominique Hatfield | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Temarrick Hemingway | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Tyler Marz | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Efe Obada | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Brandon Zylstra | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 |
| Dennis Daley | T | $706,838 | $675,000 | $31,838 | - | - | - | - | - | ($95,514) | $706,838 | 0.34 |
| Phillip Walker | QB | $685,000 | $610,000 | $75,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,000) | $685,000 | 0.33 |
| Jordan Kunaszyk | LB | $678,333 | $675,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $678,333 | 0.33 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | RB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.32 |
| Cole Luke | CB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.32 |
| Joey Slye | K | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.32 |
| Elliott Fry | K | $616,500 $6,500 | $610,000 | $6,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,500) | $616,500 $6,500 | 0.30 |
| Ishmael Hyman | WR | $616,500 $6,500 | $610,000 | $6,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,500) | $616,500 $6,500 | 0.30 |
| Quin Blanding | S | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.29 |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.29 |
| Matt Kaskey | T | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.29 |
| Aaron Monteiro | T | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.29 |
| Sione Teuhema | LB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.29 |
| Keith Kirkwood | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| DeAndrew White | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
| Player (8) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1, Pick #7 | $4,304,350 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,304,350 | |
| Round 2, Pick #38 | $1,416,875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,416,875 | |
| Round 3, Pick #69 | $799,662 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $799,662 | |
| Round 4, Pick #113 | $710,148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $710,148 | |
| Round 5, Pick #148 | $600,449 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $600,449 | |
| Round 5, Pick #152 | $595,520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $595,520 | |
| Round 6, Pick #184 | $559,935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $559,935 | |
| Round 7, Pick #221 | $536,442 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $536,442 | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $9,523,381 | $9,523,381 |
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 (18) | Pos. | Cap Hit | 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 | - | - | $11,845,028 | 5.68 |
| Matt Kalil | LT | $9,800,000 | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | $9,800,000 | 4.70 |
| Trai Turner | G | $9,593,600 | - | $9,593,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,593,600 | 4.60 |
| Eric Reid | SS | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | 2.40 |
| Greg Olsen | TE | $3,700,000 | - | $3,700,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,700,000 | 1.77 |
| Dontari Poe | DT | $3,333,334 | - | $3,333,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,333,334 | 1.60 |
| Cam Newton | QB | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.96 |
| Mario Addison | OLB | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 0.72 |
| Jarius Wright | WR | $666,668 | - | $666,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666,668 | 0.32 |
| Rashaan Gaulden | S | $211,914 | - | $211,914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $211,914 | 0.10 |
| Colin Jones | FS | $200,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $200,000 | 0.10 |
| Jared Norris | OLB | $75,000 | - | $75,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $75,000 | 0.04 |
| Corn Elder | CB | $69,477 | - | $69,477 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $69,477 | 0.03 |
| Terry Godwin | WR | $61,125 | - | $61,125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,125 | 0.03 |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | $13,337 | - | $13,337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,337 | 0.01 |
| Corrion Ballard | CB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
| Elijah Holyfield | RB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
| Brendan Mahon | G | $4,168 | - | $4,168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,168 | 0.00 |
2020 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 NFL Salary Cap | $198,200,000 | ||||||||
| 2019 Rollover Cap | $10,272,477 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $208,472,477 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $104,173,918 | $40,810,755 | $3,554,680 | - | $2,752,500 | $2,339,000 | - | $153,400,851 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $97,878,918 | $40,797,755 | $3,554,680 | - | $2,752,500 | $2,339,000 | - | $147,105,851 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,523,381 | |
| Dead Money | - | $29,255,291 | - | $2,000,000 | - | $16,845,028 | - | $48,100,319 | |
| Total (All) | $104,173,918 | $70,066,046 | $3,554,680 | $2,000,000 | $2,752,500 | $19,184,028 | - | $201,501,170 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $97,878,918 | $70,053,046 | $3,554,680 | $2,000,000 | $2,752,500 | $19,184,028 | - | $195,206,170 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $6,971,307 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $3,742,926 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $13,266,307 | ||||||||