2018 Salary Cap Charge: $17,000,000 % of 2018 Team Cap: 9.25% 2018 Cash Payout: $13,000,000 % of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 6.94% 2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.76 Total Contract Value: $80,500,000 Annual Contract Value: $16,100,000 Position Ranking: 1/51 at 43DT Fully Guaranteed Money: $35,000,000 Age: 29 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 310 College: Purdue Accrued Seasons: 5 Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #44 overall (Panthers) Year Signed: 2017 Contract Type: Franchise Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
Contract Notes
Kawann Short signed a five year, $80.5 million contract with the Carolina Panthers on April 17, 2017. Short's contract contains $45 million in guarantees, $35 million of which are guaranteed at signing. The fully guaranteed portion of the contract includes a $20 million signing bonus, a $6 million base salary in 2017, and a partial guarantee in 2018. There are annual $500,000 workout bonuses starting in 2018 and offseason roster bonuses in 2020 and 2021. Short was the Panthers franchise player at the time of the new contract. The contract freed up $3.387 million in cap room for 2017. If using this information please cite OTC as the source and link back to this page if using online and do not lump us in as a "verified report".
Current Contract Year Age Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1) Cut (post-June 1) Trade (pre-June 1) Trade (post-June 1) Restructure Extension
Prorated Roster Workout Other 2017 28 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,000,000 6.0% 2018 29 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $500,000 $0 $17,000,000 9.6% $28,500,000
$16,500,000
$16,000,000
$4,000,000
$0
$0
($11,500,000)
$500,000
$1,000,000
$13,000,000
$9,157,500
$9,768,000
2019 30 $12,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $500,000 $0 $17,000,000 8.9% $12,000,000
$4,000,000
$12,000,000
$4,000,000
$0
$0
$5,000,000
$13,000,000
$5,000,000
$13,000,000
$8,130,000
$9,756,000
2020 31 $12,000,000 $4,000,000 $1,500,000 $500,000 $0 $18,000,000 9.0% $8,000,000
$4,000,000
$8,000,000
$4,000,000
$0
$0
$10,000,000
$14,000,000
$10,000,000
$14,000,000
$6,590,000
$10,544,000
2021 32 $12,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $500,000 $0 $18,500,000 -- $4,000,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$0
$0
$14,500,000
$14,500,000
$14,500,000
$14,500,000
$0
$11,600,000
Total $55,000,000 $20,000,000 $3,500,000 $2,000,000 $0 $80,500,000
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Contract History
Career Earnings: $30,630,336 Years: 5 Career APY: $6,126,067 Team Contract Type Status Year Signed Yrs Total APY Amount Earned % Earned Effective APY Panthers Drafted Expired 2013 4 $4,630,336 $1,157,584 $4,630,336 100.0% $1,157,584 Panthers Franchise Active 2017 5 $80,500,000 $16,100,000 $26,000,000 32.3% $26,000,000
Earnings By Team Team Yrs Salary APY Paid on Cap % Paid on Cap Paid as Dead Money % Paid as Dead Money Panthers 5 $30,630,336 $6,126,067 $14,630,336 0.0% $0 0.0%
Salary Cap History Year Team Base Salary (Guaranteed) Bonuses Cap Cap % Prorated Roster Workout Other 2013 Panthers $405,000 $436,879 $0 $0 $0 $841,879 0.7% 2014 Panthers $615,470 $615,470 $436,879 $0 $0 $0 $1,052,349 0.8% 2015 Panthers $825,940 $436,879 $0 $0 $0 $1,262,819 0.9% 2016 Panthers $1,036,410 $436,879 $0 $0 $0 $1,473,289 0.9% 2017 Panthers $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,000,000 6.0% 2018 Panthers $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $500,000 $0 $17,000,000 9.6% 2019 Panthers $12,500,000 $4,000,000 $0 $500,000 $0 $17,000,000 8.9% 2020 Panthers $12,000,000 $4,000,000 $1,500,000 $500,000 $0 $18,000,000 9.0% 2021 Panthers $12,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $500,000 $0 $18,500,000 -- Total $57,882,820 $21,747,516 $3,500,000 $2,000,000 $0 $85,130,336
Statistics (2014-present) Year Games Played Snaps Tackles Negative Plays Interceptions Fumbles TD Defense Special Solo Assist Sacks Yards TFL QB Hits Pass Def. INT Yards Forced Recovered Yards 2014 16 57.0% 16.2% 20 19 3.5 19.5 4 11 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2015 16 68.9% 13.4% 36 19 11 91 16 18 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 2016 16 72.9% 18.5% 30 25 6 31 12 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2017 16 70.3% 18.9% 24 22 7.5 35.5 7 15 0 0 0 2 1 11 0
Financial Reports Yearly Cap Charge vs. Dead Money (pre-June 1 cut)
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Positional Comparisons to League Average
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