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Current Contract
Shaq Thompson signed a 1 year, $3,105,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including $1,710,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,105,000. In 2024, Thompson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a roster bonus of $500,000 and a workout bonus of $290,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,190,000 and a dead cap value of $7,010,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,105,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,105,000 Total Guarantees $1,710,000 Guaranteed at Signing $1,710,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster Roster/Gm Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2024 30 $1,210,000 $1,060,000 $500,000 $130,000 $290,000 $3,190,000 $7,010,000 $3,105,000($3,105,000) $3,105,000 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $7,010,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-3,820,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $5,300,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-2,110,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $2,770,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2024 Cap Savings: $420,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $1,060,000 2025 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2024 Cap Savings: $2,130,000 2025 31 - $1,060,000 - - - $4,240,000 $4,240,000 - Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2025 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2025 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,240,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $4,240,000 2025 Cap Savings: $4,240,000 2026 32 - $1,060,000 - - - $1,060,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 2027 33 - $1,060,000 - - - $1,060,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Release 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 2028 34 - $1,060,000 - - - $1,060,000 - - Pre-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Release 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Cap Savings: $1,060,000 2025 35 UFA Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2023-2024
Shaq Thompson signed a 2 year, $12,600,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including a $5,300,000 signing bonus, $8,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,300,000. In 2024, Thompson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a roster bonus of $500,000 and a workout bonus of $290,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,190,000 and a dead cap value of $7,010,000.Contract: 2 yr(s) / $12,600,000 Signing Bonus $5,300,000 Average Salary $6,300,000 Total Guarantees $8,500,000 Guaranteed at Signing $8,500,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA 2019-2023
Shaq Thompson signed a 4 year, $54,433,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including a $16,000,000 signing bonus, $27,525,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,608,250. In 2024, Thompson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a roster bonus of $500,000 and a workout bonus of $290,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,190,000 and a dead cap value of $7,010,000.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $54,433,000 Signing Bonus $16,000,000 Average Salary $13,608,250 Total Guarantees $27,525,000 Guaranteed at Signing $27,525,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2015-2019Entry Level
Shaq Thompson signed a 4 year, $8,808,724 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including a $4,666,344 signing bonus, $7,172,534 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,202,181. In 2024, Thompson will earn a base salary of $1,210,000, a roster bonus of $500,000 and a workout bonus of $290,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,190,000 and a dead cap value of $7,010,000.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $8,808,724 Signing Bonus $4,666,344 Average Salary $2,202,181 Total Guarantees $7,172,534 Guaranteed at Signing $7,172,534 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2015 $435,000 $4,666,344 - - - - - $5,101,344 2016 $835,397 - - - - - - $835,397 2017 $1,235,793 - - - - - - $1,235,793 2018 $936,000 - $700,190 - - - - $1,636,190 2019 $7,525,000 $8,000,000 - - - - $22,701 $15,547,701 2020 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 - - - - $89,090 $12,089,090 2021 $990,000 - $411,754 $300,000 $9,190,000 - - $10,891,754 2022 $1,120,000 - $500,000 $300,000 $10,080,000 - - $12,000,000 2023 $1,200,000 $5,300,000 - - - - - $6,558,822 9 seasons $18,277,190 $25,966,344 $1,611,944 $600,000 $19,270,000 - $111,791 $65,896,091 2024 $1,210,000 - $500,000 $290,000 - - - $3,105,000 $19,487,190 $25,966,344 $2,111,944 $890,000 $19,270,000 - $111,791 $69,001,091 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 9 seasons $18,277,190 $25,966,344 $1,611,944 $600,000 $19,270,000 - $111,791 $65,896,091 -
Fines
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12/16/2020, $10,000
Conduct detrimental to the team (breaking COVID-19 protocol)
TOTAL: $10,000
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12/16/2020, $10,000
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Transactions
Mar 11 2023Signed a 2 year $12.6 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)Mar 7 2022Converted $10.08M of 2022 base salary into signing bonus, clearing $5.04M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)Mar 10 2021Converted $9.19M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $7.352M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)Dec 16 2020Fined $10,000 Conduct detrimental to the team (breaking COVID-19 protocol)Dec 7 2019Signed a 4 year $54.43 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)Mar 26 2018Carolina (CAR) exercised a $9.232 million option for 2019May 7 2015Signed a 4 year $8.808 million contract with Carolina (CAR)Apr 30 2015Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 1 (#25 overall) -
2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Shaq Thompson ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT 2023 CAR 2 2 2 69 7.0 8 6 2 2022 CAR 17 17 17 1090 99.5 0.5 135 78 57 2021 CAR 14 14 13 798 73.5 2 104 65 39 2 2020 CAR 16 16 15 1031 98.1 113 63 50 2 2019 CAR 14 14 14 984 87.3 3 109 75 34 2018 CAR 14 14 11 597 59.9 3.5 79 50 29 1 2017 CAR 15 14 14 644 64.3 2 61 41 20 1 2016 CAR 14 14 12 535 50.0 55 39 16 1 2015 CAR 14 14 10 366 33.2 1 50 30 18 Totals 120 119 108 6,114 - 12 714 447 265 4 3