Carolina Panthers Multi-Year Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Carolina Panthers, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $150,206,794 | $101,109,383 | $25,752,503 | $18,674,000 | ||
| Signed Players | 54 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Quarterbacks | $21,975,681 | $1,050,817 | $1,225,953 | |||
| Running Backs | $10,474,225 | $752,353 | $842,353 | |||
| Fullbacks | $735,000 | |||||
| Wide Receivers | $10,453,331 | $4,154,510 | ||||
| Tight Ends | $2,716,998 | $2,617,000 | ||||
| Offensive Line | $31,087,324 | $29,118,581 | $3,227,405 | |||
| Defensive Line | $35,548,386 | $21,672,552 | $948,552 | $2,314,000 | ||
| Linebackers | $13,559,343 | $21,604,812 | $19,508,240 | $16,360,000 | ||
| Secondary | $14,432,506 | $11,831,258 | ||||
| Special Teams | $9,224,000 | $8,307,500 | ||||
| Injured Reserve | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Dead | $27,306,717 |
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary cap figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Panthers Salary Cap Table
| Quarterbacks | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | QB | $21,100,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Will Grier | QB | $875,681 | $1,050,817 | $1,225,953 | UFA | - |
| Running Backs | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | $5,485,872 | - | UFA | - | - |
| Mike Davis | RB | $3,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Marcus Murphy | RB | $741,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Jordan Scarlett | RB | $662,353 | $752,353 | $842,353 | UFA | - |
| Reggie Bonnafon | RB | $585,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Fullbacks | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Armah | FB | $735,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Wide Receivers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarius Wright | WR | $3,666,668 | UFA | - | - | - |
| D.J. Moore | WR | $3,046,722 | $3,554,510 | - | UFA | - |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | $2,053,441 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Brandon Zylstra | WR | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Ishmael Hyman | WR | $516,500 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | $510,000 | $600,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Tight Ends | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Manhertz | TE | $1,210,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Ian Thomas | TE | $846,998 | $2,617,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Temarrick Hemingway | TE | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Offensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trai Turner | G | $12,804,650 | $15,398,400 | UFA | - | - |
| Matt Paradis | C | $8,800,000 | $10,330,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Tyler Larsen | C | $2,116,668 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Greg Little | T | $1,736,119 | $2,083,343 | $2,430,567 | UFA | - |
| Chris Reed | C | $1,425,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Taylor Moton | LT | $1,323,049 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Marz | T | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Dennis Daley | T | $616,838 | $706,838 | $796,838 | UFA | - |
| Garrett McGhin | T | $585,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Matt Kaskey | T | $510,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Aaron Monteiro | T | $510,000 | $600,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Defensive Line | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawann Short | DE | $20,314,000 | $20,814,000 | UFA | $2,314,000 | - |
| Dontari Poe | DT | $13,145,834 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Christian Miller | DE | $768,552 | $858,552 | $948,552 | UFA | - |
| Woodrow Hamilton | DT | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Efe Obada | DE | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Linebackers | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaq Thompson | OLB | $7,200,000 | $14,180,000 | $15,200,000 | $16,360,000 | UFA |
| Brian Burns | OLB | $3,077,314 | $3,692,777 | $4,308,240 | - | UFA |
| Marquis Haynes | OLB | $773,089 | $863,092 | UFA | - | - |
| Jermaine Carter | ILB | $728,343 | $818,345 | UFA | - | - |
| Andre Smith | ILB | $682,264 | $772,264 | UFA | - | - |
| Jordan Kunaszyk | LB | $588,333 | $678,334 | RFA | - | - |
| Sione Teuhema | LB | $510,000 | $600,000 | ERFA | - | - |
| Secondary | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Reid | SS | $8,000,000 | $9,550,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Donte Jackson | CB | $1,312,506 | $1,531,258 | UFA | - | - |
| Colin Jones | FS | $1,310,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| T.J. Green | S | $735,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Corn Elder | CB | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Dominique Hatfield | CB | $660,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | $660,000 | $750,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Cole Luke | CB | $585,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Quin Blanding | S | $510,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Special Teams | Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gano | K | $4,337,500 | $5,287,500 | UFA | - | - |
| Michael Palardy | P | $2,600,000 | $3,020,000 | UFA | - | - |
| J.J. Jansen | LS | $1,185,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Joey Slye | K | $585,000 | ERFA | - | - | - |
| Elliott Fry | K | $516,500 | ERFA | - | - | - |
Dead Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | ILB | $11,845,028 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Kalil | LT | $9,800,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Greg Olsen | TE | $3,700,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mario Addison | OLB | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rashaan Gaulden | S | $211,914 | - | - | - | - |
| Jared Norris | OLB | $75,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Corn Elder | CB | $69,477 | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Godwin | WR | $61,125 | - | - | - | - |
| Damion Jeanpiere | WR | $13,337 | $600,000 | - | - | - |
| Corrion Ballard | CB | $13,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Elijah Holyfield | RB | $13,334 | - | - | - | - |
| Brendan Mahon | G | $4,168 | - | - | - | - |