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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 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 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 $375,000 $14,518,544 - - - - - $14,893,544 2012 $1,376,159 - - - - - - $1,376,159 2013 $2,377,318 - - - - - - $2,377,318 2014 $3,378,477 - - - - - - $3,378,477 2015 MVP,
OPOY$1,000,000 $15,500,000 $7,500,000 - - - - $24,000,000 2016 $13,000,000 $7,000,000 - - - - - $20,000,000 2017 $13,166,666 - - $500,000 - $10,000,000 - $23,666,666 2018 $14,500,000 - - $500,000 - - - $15,000,000 2019 $16,200,000 - - $500,000 - - $1,357 $16,701,357 2020 $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 $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 $65,373,620 $37,018,544 $7,500,000 $1,500,000 - $10,000,000 $1,357 $121,393,521 1 seasons $1,050,000 - $656,250 - - - $2,250,000 $3,956,250 -
Fines
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10/07/2016, $9,115
Taunting against Atlanta (ATL)
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11/20/2015, $8,681
Excessive facemask against Jurell Casey (TEN)
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09/24/2013, $10,000
Violating the league's uniform policy; has been wearing clips on his helmet that are made by Under Armour
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12/27/2012, $21,000
for making contact with an official against Oakland
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12/27/2012, $10,000
for kicking Raiders DT Tommy Kelly
TOTAL: $58,796
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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 spaceOct 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 2015Jul 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