
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers 2023 Salary Cap
Panthers 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Carolina Panthers 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
Active Players (88) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Burns | DE | $16,012,000 | $16,012,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,012,000) | $16,012,000 | 6.72 |
Shaq Thompson | OLB | $14,063,333 | $1,200,000 | $4,260,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $8,103,333 | - | ($21,923,333) | $14,063,333 | 5.91 |
Taylor Moton | RT | $13,527,916 | $1,080,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $9,247,917 | - | ($34,823,750) | $13,527,916 | 5.68 |
Derrick Brown | DT | $7,515,902 | $2,331,101 | $3,684,801 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($7,515,902) | $7,515,902 | 3.16 |
Donte Jackson | CB | $7,475,167 | $1,080,000 | $3,666,667 | $1,000,000 | - | $200,000 | $1,528,500 | - | ($16,055,834) | $7,475,167 | 3.14 |
Ikem Ekwonu | LT | $6,265,466 | $870,000 | $4,307,373 | $1,088,093 | - | - | - | - | ($22,555,678) | $6,265,466 | 2.63 |
Jaycee Horn | CB | $5,757,858 | $940,000 | $3,178,572 | $1,639,286 | - | - | - | - | ($12,475,359) | $5,757,858 | 2.42 |
Frankie Luvu | OLB | $5,470,575 | $2,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,220,575 | - | $150,000 | - | - | - | $5,470,575 | 2.30 |
Austin Corbett | G | $5,163,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,953,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $1,930,000 | - | ($16,612,000) | $5,163,000 | 2.17 |
Xavier Woods | S | $4,439,166 | $1,080,000 | $1,666,666 | - | - | $100,000 | $1,592,500 | - | ($7,598,336) | $4,439,166 | 1.86 |
Ian Thomas | TE | $3,856,666 | $1,080,000 | $1,666,666 | $300,000 | - | - | $810,000 | - | ($7,333,334) | $3,856,666 | 1.62 |
Marquis Haynes | DE | $3,545,000 | $1,445,000 | $500,000 | $1,400,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $3,545,000 | 1.49 |
C.J. Henderson | CB | $3,407,639 | $3,407,639 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,407,639) | $3,407,639 | 1.43 |
Jeremy Chinn | FS | $3,335,995 | $2,918,000 | $342,995 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($342,995) | $3,335,995 | 1.40 |
Adam Thielen | WR | $3,332,000 | $1,165,000 | $1,667,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($14,000,000) | $3,332,000 | 1.40 |
Hayden Hurst | TE | $3,136,666 | $1,080,000 | $2,056,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $3,136,666 | 1.32 |
Vonn Bell | SS | $3,110,000 | $1,165,000 | $1,945,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $3,110,000 | 1.31 |
Shy Tuttle | DT | $2,886,666 | $1,080,000 | $1,806,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $2,886,666 | 1.21 |
Bradley Bozeman | C | $2,720,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,640,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000,000) | $2,720,000 | 1.14 |
Yetur Gross-Matos | DE | $2,608,711 | $1,628,019 | $880,692 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($880,692) | $2,608,711 | 1.10 |
Miles Sanders | RB | $2,555,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,475,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,000,000) | $2,555,000 | 1.07 |
Johnny Hekker | P | $2,148,666 | $1,165,000 | $666,666 | - | - | - | $317,000 | - | ($4,083,334) | $2,148,666 | 0.90 |
Andy Dalton | QB | $2,132,000 | $1,165,000 | $967,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $2,132,000 | 0.90 |
DJ Chark | WR | $1,864,000 | $1,080,000 | $784,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,920,000) | $1,864,000 | 0.78 |
Justin McCray | G | $1,770,000 | $1,080,000 | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($690,000) | $1,770,000 | 0.74 |
DeShawn Williams | DE | $1,750,000 | $1,080,000 | $670,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.73 |
Laviska Shenault | WR | $1,659,464 | $1,659,464 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,659,464 | 0.70 |
Terrace Marshall | WR | $1,562,587 | $1,105,862 | $381,725 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($763,450) | $1,562,587 | 0.66 |
Eddy Pineiro | K | $1,555,000 | $1,010,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $1,555,000 | 0.65 |
Brady Christensen | G | $1,408,167 | $940,000 | $278,777 | - | - | $189,390 | - | - | ($557,554) | $1,408,167 | 0.59 |
Tommy Tremble | TE | $1,343,573 | $940,000 | $235,715 | - | - | $167,858 | - | - | ($471,430) | $1,343,573 | 0.56 |
Sam Franklin | S | $1,310,000 | $1,010,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $1,310,000 | 0.55 |
Matt Corral | QB | $1,157,783 | $936,557 | $221,226 | - | - | - | - | - | ($663,678) | $1,157,783 | 0.49 |
Chuba Hubbard | RB | $1,118,294 | $940,000 | $178,294 | - | - | - | - | - | ($356,588) | $1,118,294 | 0.47 |
Henry Anderson | DE | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Damiere Byrd | WR | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Cameron Erving | T | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Kamu Grugier-Hill | OLB | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
J.J. Jansen | LS | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($552,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Eric Rowe | S | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($852,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Brandon Smith | LB | $1,059,137 | $870,000 | $189,137 | - | - | - | - | - | ($567,411) | $1,059,137 | 0.44 |
Bravvion Roy | DT | $1,058,494 | $1,010,000 | $48,494 | - | - | - | - | - | ($48,494) | $1,058,494 | 0.44 |
Stantley Thomas-Oliver | CB | $1,035,794 | $1,010,000 | $25,794 | - | - | - | - | - | ($25,794) | $1,035,794 | 0.43 |
Keith Taylor | CB | $1,016,497 | $940,000 | $76,497 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,994) | $1,016,497 | 0.43 |
Herb Miller | CB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.42 |
D.J. Johnson | OLB | $1,000,543 | $750,000 | $250,543 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,002,172) | $1,000,543 | 0.42 |
Shi Smith | WR | $983,105 | $940,000 | $43,105 | - | - | - | - | - | ($86,210) | $983,105 | 0.41 |
Chandler Zavala | G | $942,934 | $750,000 | $192,934 | - | - | - | - | - | ($771,736) | $942,934 | 0.40 |
Michael Jordan | G | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Myles Dorn | CB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
John Penisini | DT | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Giovanni Ricci | FB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Vernon Scott | S | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Stephen Sullivan | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Amaré Barno | DE | $916,351 $46,351 | $870,000 | $46,351 | - | - | - | - | - | ($139,053) | $916,351 $46,351 | 0.38 |
Cade Mays | G | $913,269 $43,269 | $870,000 | $43,269 | - | - | - | - | - | ($129,807) | $913,269 $43,269 | 0.38 |
Marquan McCall | DT | $875,000 $5,000 | $870,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $875,000 $5,000 | 0.37 |
Raheem Blackshear | RB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Deonte Brown | G | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Larnel Coleman | T | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Gary Jennings | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Arron Mosby | LB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Marquez Stevenson | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Sam Tecklenburg | C | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Raequan Williams | DT | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Chandler Wooten | ILB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Jammie Robinson | S | $832,383 $82,383 | $750,000 | $82,383 | - | - | - | - | - | ($329,532) | $832,383 $82,383 | 0.35 |
Nash Jensen | G | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($175,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Eku Leota | LB | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($175,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Mark Milton | CB | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($55,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Jalen Redmond | DE | $756,666 $6,666 | $750,000 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($115,000) | $756,666 $6,666 | 0.32 |
Cam Peoples | RB | $755,000 $5,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($45,000) | $755,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
Rezjohn Wright | CB | $755,000 $5,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($90,000) | $755,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
Colby Richardson | CB | $753,333 $3,333 | $750,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $753,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
Josh Vann | WR | $753,333 $3,333 | $750,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($40,000) | $753,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
Ricky Lee | T | $751,666 $1,666 | $750,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $751,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Bumper Pool | LB | $750,833 $833 | $750,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $750,833 $833 | 0.32 |
Austin Ajiake | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Spencer Brown | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
J.D. DiRenzo | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Ayinde Eley | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Antwuan Jackson | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Kobe Jones | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Travez Moore | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
C.J. Saunders | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Jordan Thomas | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
B.J. Wilson | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Derek Wright | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Active Roster: | $188,433,597 | $106,503,642 | $49,085,506 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | - | $188,433,597 | 79.12 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (5) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryce Young Round 1, Pick #1 | QB | $6,900,922 | $750,000 | $6,150,922 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,900,922 | $6,900,922 |
Jonathan Mingo Round 2, Pick #39 | WR | $1,610,290 | $750,000 | $860,290 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,610,290 | $1,610,290 |
D.J. Johnson Round 3, Pick #80 | OLB | $1,000,542 | $750,000 | $250,542 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,542 | $1,000,542 |
Chandler Zavala Round 4, Pick #114 | G | $942,935 | $750,000 | $192,935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $942,935 | $942,935 |
Jammie Robinson Round 5, Pick #145 | S | $832,381 | $750,000 | $82,382 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $832,381 | $82,382 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $11,287,070 | $11,287,070 | $10,537,071 |
2023 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 (23) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian McCaffrey | RB | $18,352,250 | - | $8,600,000 | - | - | - | $9,752,250 | - | - | $18,352,250 | 7.71 |
D.J. Moore | WR | $14,625,000 | - | $14,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $14,625,000 | 6.14 |
Robbie Anderson | WR | $9,719,166 | - | $3,836,666 | - | - | - | $5,882,500 | - | - | $9,719,166 | 4.08 |
Matthew Ioannidis | DE | $3,812,000 | - | $3,812,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,812,000 | 1.60 |
Pat Elflein | C | $2,802,500 | - | $2,802,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,802,500 | 1.18 |
Damien Wilson | LB | $1,075,000 | - | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,075,000 | 0.45 |
Zane Gonzalez | K | $625,000 | - | $625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $625,000 | 0.26 |
Daviyon Nixon | DT | $159,274 | - | $159,274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $159,274 | 0.07 |
Deonte Brown | G | $93,030 | - | $93,030 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $93,030 | 0.04 |
Thomas Fletcher | LS | $65,354 | - | $65,354 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65,354 | 0.03 |
Kalon Barnes | CB | $64,671 | - | $64,671 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $64,671 | 0.03 |
Phil Hoskins | DT | $55,622 | - | $55,622 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $55,622 | 0.02 |
Arron Mosby | LB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Khalan Tolson | LB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Ra'Shaun Henry | WR | $11,667 | - | $11,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $11,667 | 0.00 |
Josh Babicz | TE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Isaiah Graham-Mobley | OLB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Charleston Rambo | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
John Lovett | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Davis Cheek | QB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Nico Bolden | S | $4,000 | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
Derek Wright | WR | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Andrew Parchment | WR | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $51,535,870 | - | $35,901,120 | - | - | - | $15,634,750 | - | - | $51,535,870 | 21.64 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $10,752,279 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $2,599,653 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $238,151,932 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $106,503,642 | $49,085,506 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | $188,433,597 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $76,743,642 | $48,857,673 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | $158,673,597 | |
Dead Money | - | $35,901,120 | - | - | - | $15,634,750 | - | $51,535,870 | |
Total (All) | $106,503,642 | $84,986,626 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $39,164,000 | - | $239,969,467 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $76,743,642 | $84,758,793 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $39,164,000 | - | $210,209,467 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-1,817,535 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $27,942,465 |