Taylor Moton

Carolina Panthers, Right Tackle
Age: 31y-11m-18d (Mar 18, 1994)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Western Michigan
Drafted: Round 2 (#64 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Joel Segal (WME Sports)
2026 Cap Hit

$21,132,500

2026 Cash

$14,195,000

Career Earnings

$98,204,565

2025-2027 Extension (CURRENT)

Taylor Moton signed a 2 year, $44,000,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including $21,350,000 signing bonus, $36,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $22,000,000. In 2026, Moton will earn a base salary of $13,195,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $21,132,500 and a dead cap value of $35,007,500.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $44,000,000
Average Salary:
$22,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$21,350,000
GTD at Sign:
$36,800,000
Total GTD:
$36,800,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2025 31 $23,640,418 8.47% $25,805,000 $25,805,000 $58,647,918
2026 32 $21,132,500 6.96% $14,195,000 $40,000,000 $35,007,500
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,000,000; $13,875,000 DEAD CAP
2027 33 $28,437,500 8.93% $21,500,000 $61,500,000 $13,875,000
2028 34
Void
UFA
 $6,937,500 2.07% - $61,500,000 $6,937,500
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster Bonus Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2025 31 $1,255,000 $19,185,418 $3,000,000 - $200,000 $23,640,418 8.47% $58,647,918
2026 32 $13,195,000 $6,937,500 - $500,000 $500,000 $21,132,500 6.96% $35,007,500
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,000,000; $13,875,000 DEAD CAP
2027 33 $20,500,000 $6,937,500 - $500,000 $500,000 $28,437,500 8.93% $13,875,000
2028 34
Void
UFA
 - $6,937,500 - - - $6,937,500 2.07% $6,937,500
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2025 31 $1,255,000 $21,350,000 $3,000,000 - $200,000 $25,805,000 $25,805,000 $61,500,000
2026 32 $13,195,000 - - $500,000 $500,000 $14,195,000 $40,000,000 $35,695,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2027, 2 YR, $40,000,000; $13,875,000 DEAD CAP
2027 33 $20,500,000 - - $500,000 $500,000 $21,500,000 $61,500,000 $21,500,000
2028 34
Void
 - - - - - - $61,500,000 -
Contract Notes

  • $36.8M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2025 salary + 2026 compensation)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)

Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2025 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $35,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$8,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$8,000,000
Total GTD:
$8,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2021-2025 Franchise Tag Extension

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $71,246,000
Average Salary:
$17,811,500
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$43,000,000
Total GTD:
$49,600,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2021-2021 Franchise Tag

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $13,754,000
Average Salary:
$13,754,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$13,754,000
Total GTD:
$13,754,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2017-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,158,152
Average Salary:
$1,039,538
Signing Bonus:
$1,164,110
GTD at Sign:
$2,283,117
Total GTD:
$2,283,117
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$98,204,565

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 23
Active
$1,629,110
$1,629,110
2018 24
Active
$654,007
$2,283,117
2019 25
Active
$1,072,337
$3,355,454
2020 26
Active
$1,501,816
$4,857,270
2021 27
Active
$16,000,000
$20,857,270
2022 28
Active
$16,200,000
$37,057,270
2023 29
Active
$17,800,000
$54,857,270
2024 30
Active
$17,542,295
$72,399,565
2025 31
Active
$25,805,000
$98,204,565
Total      
$98,204,565
$98,204,565
2026 32
Active
$14,195,000
2027 33
Active
$21,500,000
Total
$133,899,565

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $13,664,042 $45,514,110 $6,000,000 $31,485,000 $800,000 $741,413 $98,204,565
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
23
$465,000
$1,164,110
$1,629,110
$1,629,110
2018
24
$654,007
$654,007
$2,283,117
2019
25
$843,014
$229,323
$1,072,337
$3,355,454
2020
26
$1,032,021
$469,795
$1,501,816
$4,857,270
2021
27
$1,000,000
$15,000,000
$16,000,000
$20,857,270
2022
28
$1,035,000
$14,965,000
$200,000
$16,200,000
$37,057,270
2023
29
$1,080,000
$16,520,000
$200,000
$17,800,000
$54,857,270
2024
30
$6,300,000
$8,000,000
$3,000,000
$200,000
$42,295
$17,542,295
$72,399,565
2025
31
$1,255,000
$21,350,000
$3,000,000
$200,000
$25,805,000
$98,204,565
Total
$13,664,042
$45,514,110
$31,485,000
$6,000,000
$800,000
$741,413
$98,204,565
$98,204,565
2026
32
$13,195,000
$500,000
$14,195,000
2027
33
$20,500,000
$500,000
$21,500,000
Total
$47,359,042
$45,514,110
$31,485,000
$6,000,000
$1,800,000
$741,413
$133,899,565

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $13,664,042 $45,514,110 $6,000,000 $31,485,000 $800,000 $741,413 $98,204,565
  • Aug 22, 2025 Signed a 2 year $44 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
  • Sep 04, 2024 Converted $16.09 million of 2024 compensation into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $10.72M of cap with Carolina (CAR)
  • Mar 09, 2023 Converted $9.92M of 2023 salary and a $6.6M roster bonus into signing bonus, clearing $11.013M of cap with Carolina (CAR)
  • Mar 04, 2022 Converted $14.965M of 2022 base salary into signing bonus, freeing up $11.2M of cap space with Carolina (CAR)
  • Jul 15, 2021 Signed a 4 year $71.246 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
  • Mar 09, 2021 Signed a 1 year $13.754 million franchise tag by Carolina (CAR)
  • May 04, 2017 Signed a 4 year $4.158 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
  • Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 2 (#64 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps%
2025 CAR 16 15 901 85.00
2024 CAR 14 14 847 81.99
2023 CAR 17 17 1,149 100.09
2022 CAR 17 17 1,016 100.00
2021 CAR 17 17 1,149 100.00
2020 CAR 16 16 1,034 100.19
2019 CAR 16 16 1,123 99.30
2018 CAR 16 16 1,052 99.50
2017 CAR 16 0 64 5.90
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