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Cam Newton

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Patriots, QB Age: 31-334d Exp: 10 Years
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2011 College: Auburn Agent(s): Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik

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  • Current Contract

    Cam Newton signed a 1 year, $5,100,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including a $2,000,000 signing bonus, $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,100,000. In 2021, Newton will earn a base salary of $1,500,000, a signing bonus of $2,000,000, a roster bonus of $1,323,529, a workout bonus of $100,000 and a incentive bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,423,529 and a dead cap value of $5,500,000.

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $5,100,000
    Signing Bonus $2,000,000
    Average Salary $5,100,000
    Total Guarantees $3,500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $3,500,000
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Workout Misc. Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash
    2021 Contract details by year 32 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,323,529 $100,000 $500,000 $5,423,529 $5,500,000 $5,423,529($5,423,529)
    Pre-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $5,500,000 2021 Cap Savings: $-76,471 Pre-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2021 Cap Savings: $3,423,529 Post-6/1 Release 2021 Dead Cap: $5,500,000 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $-76,471 Post-6/1 Trade 2021 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2022 Dead Cap: $0 2021 Cap Savings: $3,423,529
    2022 Free Agent Year 33 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $3.5 million fully guaranteed (signing bonus + $1.5 million 2021 salary)
    • Offsets available on base salary
    • Per Game Active Bonus: $88,235 ($1.5M, 15 LTBE)
    • $8.5 million Incentives available for playoffs, Pro Bowl, All-Pro, MVP, Super Bowl MVP, etc.
    • Play Time Incentives
      60%, $500,000 (LTBE)
      90%, $1M
    • Playoff Incentives
      $500,000 each for
      60% regular season snaps + a playoff berth
      70% regular season snaps + a playoff berth
      80% regular season snaps + a playoff berth
      90% regular season snaps + a playoff berth
    • $500,000 for each playoff win (50% snaps), max $1.5M
    • Super Bowl Win (50% snaps): $1.5M
    • Super Bowl MVP: $1M
    • Pro Bowl (original ballot): $500,000
    • All-Pro: $500,000

    • $100k workout bonus
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2020-2020

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,750,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,750,000
    Total Guarantees $550,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $550,000
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

    2015-2020

    Contract: 5 yr(s) / $103,800,000
    Signing Bonus $22,500,000
    Average Salary $20,760,000
    Total Guarantees $60,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $41,000,000
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

    2011-2015Entry Level

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $22,025,498
    Signing Bonus $14,518,544
    Average Salary $5,506,375
    Total Guarantees $22,025,498
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2016 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2011 Player Cash Earnings $375,000 $14,518,544 - - - - - $14,893,544
    2012 Player Cash Earnings $1,376,159 - - - - - - $1,376,159
    2013 Player Cash Earnings $2,377,318 - - - - - - $2,377,318
    2014 Player Cash Earnings $3,378,477 - - - - - - $3,378,477
    2015 Player Cash Earnings MVP,
    OPOY    		 $1,000,000 $15,500,000 $7,500,000 - - - - $24,000,000
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $13,000,000 $7,000,000 - - - - - $20,000,000
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $13,166,666 - - $500,000 - $10,000,000 - $23,666,666
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $14,500,000 - - $500,000 - - - $15,000,000
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $16,200,000 - - $500,000 - - $1,357 $16,701,357
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,050,000 - $656,250 - - - $2,250,000 $3,956,250
    10 seasons $66,423,620 $37,018,544 $8,156,250 $1,500,000 - $10,000,000 $2,251,357 $125,349,771
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,323,529 $100,000 - - - $5,423,529
    $67,923,620 $39,018,544 $9,479,779 $1,600,000 - $10,000,000 $2,251,357 $130,773,300
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    9 seasons Player Cash Earnings $65,373,620 $37,018,544 $7,500,000 $1,500,000 - $10,000,000 $1,357 $121,393,521
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,050,000 - $656,250 - - - $2,250,000 $3,956,250

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 10/07/2016, $9,115

      Taunting against Atlanta (ATL)

    • Player contract details by year 11/20/2015, $8,681

      Excessive facemask against Jurell Casey (TEN)

    • Player contract details by year 09/24/2013, $10,000

      Violating the league's uniform policy; has been wearing clips on his helmet that are made by Under Armour

    • Player contract details by year 12/27/2012, $21,000

      for making contact with an official against Oakland

    • Player contract details by year 12/27/2012, $10,000

      for kicking Raiders DT Tommy Kelly

    • TOTAL: $58,796

  • Transactions

    Mar 12 2021Signed a 1 year $5.1 million contract extension with New England (NE)
    Jun 28 2020Signed a 1 year $1.75 million contract with New England (NE)
    Mar 24 2020Released by Carolina (CAR), clearing $19.1M of cap space
    Oct 7 2016Fined $9,115 Taunting against Atlanta (ATL)
    Nov 20 2015Fined $8,681 Excessive facemask against Jurell Casey (TEN)
    Jun 2 2015Signed a 5 year $103.8 million extension with Carolina (CAR)
    Apr 24 2014Carolina (CAR) exercised a $14.66M option for 2015
    Jul 29 2011Signed a 4 year $22 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
    Apr 28 2011Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 1 (#1 overall)

  • 2021 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Cam Newton ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Att Pass Cmp Pass Cmp% Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm Pass TD Pass INT Pass Rating Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Fum Prod Pts
    2020 NE 15 15 15 876 91.6 368 242 65.8 2657 177.13 8 10 82.89 137 592 12 6 258.98
    2019 CAR 2 2 2 146 12.9 89 50 56.2 572 286.00 0 1 71 5 -2 0 2 16.68
    2018 CAR 14 14 14 884 83.6 471 320 67.9 3395 242.50 24 13 94.22 101 488 4 6 282.6
    2017 CAR 16 16 16 1063 98.5 492 291 59.1 3302 206.38 22 16 80.69 139 754 6 9 299.48
    2016 CAR 15 15 14 1022 92.2 510 270 52.9 3509 233.93 19 14 75.85 90 359 5 2 254.26
    2015 CAR 16 16 16 1077 97.7 495 296 59.8 3837 239.81 35 10 99.36 132 636 10 5 389.08
    2014 CAR 14 14 14 927 84.0 448 262 58.5 3127 223.36 18 12 82.13 103 539 5 9 248.98
    2013 CAR 16 16 16 1014 98.5 473 292 61.7 3379 211.19 24 13 88.76 111 585 6 3 297.66
    2012 CAR 16 16 16 1021 99.1 485 280 57.7 3869 241.81 19 12 86.18 127 741 8 10 323.46
    2011 CAR 16 16 16 517 310 60 4051 253.19 21 17 84.54 125 709 14 5 369.64
    Totals 140 140 139 8,030 - 4,348 2,613 60.1 31,698 226.41 190 118 - 1,070 5,401 70 57 2,740.82