Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers 2023 Salary Cap
Panthers 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Carolina Panthers 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
Active Players (90) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Burns | DE | $16,012,000 | $16,012,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,012,000) | $16,012,000 | 6.72 |
Shaq Thompson | OLB | $14,063,333 | $1,200,000 | $4,260,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $8,103,333 | - | ($21,923,333) | $14,063,333 | 5.91 |
Taylor Moton | RT | $13,527,916 | $1,080,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $9,247,917 | - | ($34,823,750) | $13,527,916 | 5.68 |
Derrick Brown | DT | $7,515,902 | $2,331,101 | $3,684,801 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($7,515,902) | $7,515,902 | 3.16 |
Donte Jackson | CB | $7,475,167 | $1,080,000 | $3,666,667 | $1,000,000 | - | $200,000 | $1,528,500 | - | ($16,055,834) | $7,475,167 | 3.14 |
Bryce Young | QB | $6,900,922 | $750,000 | $6,150,922 | - | - | - | - | - | ($37,955,072) | $6,900,922 | 2.90 |
Ikem Ekwonu | LT | $6,265,466 | $870,000 | $4,307,373 | $1,088,093 | - | - | - | - | ($22,555,678) | $6,265,466 | 2.63 |
Jaycee Horn | CB | $5,757,858 | $940,000 | $3,178,572 | $1,639,286 | - | - | - | - | ($12,475,359) | $5,757,858 | 2.42 |
Frankie Luvu | OLB | $5,470,575 | $2,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,220,575 | - | $150,000 | - | - | - | $5,470,575 | 2.30 |
Austin Corbett | G | $5,163,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,953,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $1,930,000 | - | ($16,612,000) | $5,163,000 | 2.17 |
Xavier Woods | S | $4,439,166 | $1,080,000 | $1,666,666 | - | - | $100,000 | $1,592,500 | - | ($7,598,336) | $4,439,166 | 1.86 |
Ian Thomas | TE | $3,856,666 | $1,080,000 | $1,666,666 | $300,000 | - | - | $810,000 | - | ($7,333,334) | $3,856,666 | 1.62 |
Marquis Haynes | DE | $3,545,000 | $1,445,000 | $500,000 | $1,400,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $3,545,000 | 1.49 |
C.J. Henderson | CB | $3,407,639 | $3,407,639 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,407,639) | $3,407,639 | 1.43 |
Jeremy Chinn | FS | $3,335,995 | $2,918,000 | $342,995 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($342,995) | $3,335,995 | 1.40 |
Adam Thielen | WR | $3,332,000 | $1,165,000 | $1,667,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($14,000,000) | $3,332,000 | 1.40 |
Hayden Hurst | TE | $3,136,666 | $1,080,000 | $2,056,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $3,136,666 | 1.32 |
Vonn Bell | SS | $3,110,000 | $1,165,000 | $1,945,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $3,110,000 | 1.31 |
Shy Tuttle | DT | $2,886,666 | $1,080,000 | $1,806,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $2,886,666 | 1.21 |
Bradley Bozeman | C | $2,720,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,640,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000,000) | $2,720,000 | 1.14 |
Yetur Gross-Matos | DE | $2,608,711 | $1,628,019 | $880,692 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($880,692) | $2,608,711 | 1.10 |
Miles Sanders | RB | $2,555,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,475,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,000,000) | $2,555,000 | 1.07 |
Johnny Hekker | P | $2,148,666 | $1,165,000 | $666,666 | - | - | - | $317,000 | - | ($4,083,334) | $2,148,666 | 0.90 |
Andy Dalton | QB | $2,132,000 | $1,165,000 | $967,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $2,132,000 | 0.90 |
Justin Houston | DE | $2,132,000 | $1,165,000 | $967,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $2,132,000 | 0.90 |
DJ Chark | WR | $1,864,000 | $1,080,000 | $784,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,920,000) | $1,864,000 | 0.78 |
Justin McCray | G | $1,770,000 | $1,080,000 | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($690,000) | $1,770,000 | 0.74 |
DeShawn Williams | DE | $1,750,000 | $1,080,000 | $670,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.73 |
Laviska Shenault | WR | $1,659,464 | $1,659,464 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,659,464 | 0.70 |
Jonathan Mingo | WR | $1,610,290 | $750,000 | $860,290 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,711,597) | $1,610,290 | 0.68 |
Terrace Marshall | WR | $1,562,587 | $1,105,862 | $381,725 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($763,450) | $1,562,587 | 0.66 |
Eddy Pineiro | K | $1,555,000 | $1,010,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $1,555,000 | 0.65 |
Brady Christensen | G | $1,408,167 | $940,000 | $278,777 | - | - | $189,390 | - | - | ($557,554) | $1,408,167 | 0.59 |
Tommy Tremble | TE | $1,343,573 | $940,000 | $235,715 | - | - | $167,858 | - | - | ($471,430) | $1,343,573 | 0.56 |
Sam Franklin | S | $1,310,000 | $1,010,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $1,310,000 | 0.55 |
Matt Corral | QB | $1,157,783 | $936,557 | $221,226 | - | - | - | - | - | ($663,678) | $1,157,783 | 0.49 |
Chuba Hubbard | RB | $1,118,294 | $940,000 | $178,294 | - | - | - | - | - | ($356,588) | $1,118,294 | 0.47 |
Henry Anderson | DE | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Cameron Erving | T | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Kamu Grugier-Hill | OLB | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
J.J. Jansen | LS | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($552,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Eric Rowe | S | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($852,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
Brandon Smith | LB | $1,059,137 | $870,000 | $189,137 | - | - | - | - | - | ($567,411) | $1,059,137 | 0.44 |
Stantley Thomas-Oliver | CB | $1,035,794 | $1,010,000 | $25,794 | - | - | - | - | - | ($25,794) | $1,035,794 | 0.43 |
Keith Taylor | CB | $1,016,497 | $940,000 | $76,497 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,994) | $1,016,497 | 0.43 |
Jake Luton | QB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.42 |
Herb Miller | CB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.42 |
Javon Wims | WR | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.42 |
Matthew Wright | K | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.42 |
D.J. Johnson | OLB | $1,000,543 | $750,000 | $250,543 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,002,172) | $1,000,543 | 0.42 |
Shi Smith | WR | $983,105 | $940,000 | $43,105 | - | - | - | - | - | ($86,210) | $983,105 | 0.41 |
Chandler Zavala | G | $942,934 $192,934 | $750,000 | $192,934 | - | - | - | - | - | ($771,736) | $942,934 $192,934 | 0.40 |
Deion Jones | ILB | $940,000 | $1,165,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Michael Jordan | G | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Greg Mabin | CB | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Taylor Stallworth | DT | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Giovanni Ricci | FB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Stephen Sullivan | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.39 |
Amaré Barno | DE | $916,351 $46,351 | $870,000 | $46,351 | - | - | - | - | - | ($139,053) | $916,351 $46,351 | 0.38 |
Cade Mays | G | $913,269 $43,269 | $870,000 | $43,269 | - | - | - | - | - | ($129,807) | $913,269 $43,269 | 0.38 |
Raheem Blackshear | RB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Deonte Brown | G | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Larnel Coleman | T | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Gary Jennings | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Mac McCain | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Sam Tecklenburg | C | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Nick Thurman | DE | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Raequan Williams | DT | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Chandler Wooten | ILB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Jammie Robinson | S | $832,383 $82,383 | $750,000 | $82,383 | - | - | - | - | - | ($329,532) | $832,383 $82,383 | 0.35 |
Nash Jensen | G | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($175,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Eku Leota | LB | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($175,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Mark Milton | CB | $758,333 $8,333 | $750,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($55,000) | $758,333 $8,333 | 0.32 |
Cam Peoples | RB | $755,000 $5,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($45,000) | $755,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
Rezjohn Wright | CB | $755,000 $5,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($90,000) | $755,000 $5,000 | 0.32 |
Josh Vann | WR | $753,333 $3,333 | $750,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($40,000) | $753,333 $3,333 | 0.32 |
Ricky Lee | T | $751,666 $1,666 | $750,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $751,666 $1,666 | 0.32 |
Bumper Pool | LB | $750,833 $833 | $750,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $750,833 $833 | 0.32 |
Spencer Brown | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
J.D. DiRenzo | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Collin Duncan | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Ayinde Eley | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Antwuan Jackson | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Kobe Jones | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
LaBryan Ray | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
C.J. Saunders | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Josh Thomas | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Jordan Thomas | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Derek Wright | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.31 |
Troy Hill | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $197,570,816 | $108,158,642 | $56,847,725 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | - | $197,570,816 | 82.96 |
2023 Injured Reserve Cap
Injured players who will miss the remainder of the season. Their cap figures count toward the team total.
Player (1) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damiere Byrd | WR | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.46 |
2023 Reserve/PUP
Injured players on the reserve/pup list must miss at least 4 weeks. Their cap hits count toward the team total.
Player (1) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marquez Stevenson | WR | $475,000 | $475,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $475,000 | 0.20 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (5) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryce Young Round 1, Pick #1 | QB | $6,900,922 | $750,000 | $6,150,922 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,900,922 | $6,900,922 |
Jonathan Mingo Round 2, Pick #39 | WR | $1,610,290 | $750,000 | $860,290 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,610,290 | $1,610,290 |
D.J. Johnson Round 3, Pick #80 | OLB | $1,000,542 | $750,000 | $250,542 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,542 | $250,542 |
Chandler Zavala Round 4, Pick #114 | G | $942,935 | $750,000 | $192,935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $942,935 | $192,935 |
Jammie Robinson Round 5, Pick #145 | S | $832,381 | $750,000 | $82,382 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $832,381 | $82,382 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $11,287,070 | $11,287,070 | $9,037,071 |
2023 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
Player (27) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian McCaffrey | RB | $18,352,250 | - | $8,600,000 | - | - | - | $9,752,250 | - | - | $18,352,250 | 7.71 |
D.J. Moore | WR | $14,625,000 | - | $14,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $14,625,000 | 6.14 |
Robbie Anderson | WR | $9,719,166 | - | $3,836,666 | - | - | - | $5,882,500 | - | - | $9,719,166 | 4.08 |
Matthew Ioannidis | DE | $3,812,000 | - | $3,812,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,812,000 | 1.60 |
Pat Elflein | C | $2,802,500 | - | $2,802,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,802,500 | 1.18 |
Damien Wilson | LB | $1,075,000 | - | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,075,000 | 0.45 |
Zane Gonzalez | K | $625,000 | - | $625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $625,000 | 0.26 |
Daviyon Nixon | DT | $159,274 | - | $159,274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $159,274 | 0.07 |
Jalen Redmond | DE | $101,666 | $95,000 | $6,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $101,666 | 0.04 |
Deonte Brown | G | $93,030 | - | $93,030 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $93,030 | 0.04 |
Thomas Fletcher | LS | $65,354 | - | $65,354 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65,354 | 0.03 |
Kalon Barnes | CB | $64,671 | - | $64,671 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $64,671 | 0.03 |
Phil Hoskins | DT | $55,622 | - | $55,622 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $55,622 | 0.02 |
Bravvion Roy | DT | $48,494 | - | $48,494 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $48,494 | 0.02 |
Arron Mosby | LB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Khalan Tolson | LB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Ra'Shaun Henry | WR | $11,667 | - | $11,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $11,667 | 0.00 |
Josh Babicz | TE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Isaiah Graham-Mobley | OLB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Charleston Rambo | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
John Lovett | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Davis Cheek | QB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Marquan McCall | DT | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Nico Bolden | S | $4,000 | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
Colby Richardson | CB | $3,333 | - | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,333 | 0.00 |
Derek Wright | WR | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Andrew Parchment | WR | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $51,694,363 | $95,000 | $35,964,613 | - | - | - | $15,634,750 | - | - | $51,694,363 | 21.71 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $10,752,279 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $2,599,653 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $238,151,932 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $108,158,642 | $56,847,725 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | $197,570,816 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $76,553,642 | $56,441,957 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $23,529,250 | - | $166,610,816 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,092,500 | |
Reserve/PUP Money | $475,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $475,000 | |
Dead Money | $95,000 | $35,964,613 | - | - | - | $15,634,750 | - | $51,694,363 | |
Total (All) | $109,893,642 | $92,964,838 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $39,164,000 | - | $250,832,679 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $78,288,642 | $92,559,070 | $9,147,954 | - | $1,657,248 | $39,164,000 | - | $219,872,679 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-12,680,747 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $18,279,253 |