Kawann Short
Interior Defensive Line

Age: 31
Free Agency: 2022 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 310
- College: Purdue
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #44 overall (Panthers)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $19,464,000 (9.34% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $14,000,000 (7.43% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.72
- Contract Value: $80,500,000 ($16,100,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $35,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 11/237 at IDL
Current Contract
(Franchise, signed 2017)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 28 | $6,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.6% | |||||
2018 | 29 | $12,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $12,500,000 | $17,000,000 | 9.3% | |||||
2019
March 15: $6.5 million becomes fully guaranteed
| 30 | $805,000 | $6,339,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,644,000 | 4.0% | |||||
2020 | 31 | $12,500,000 | $6,339,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $19,464,000 | 9.3% | |||||
2021 | 32 | $12,500,000 | $6,339,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $20,839,000 | 11.6% | |||||
2022
February 10: Contract voids
| 33 | $0 | $2,339,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,678,000 | 2.1% | |||||
2023 | 34 | $0 | $2,339,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
Total | $44,305,000 | $31,695,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $18,500,000 | $79,625,000 |
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".Career Earnings: $70,630,336
Career APY: $8,828,792
Potential Earnings: $85,130,336
Total Guarantees: $37,362,986
Largest Cash Payment: $26,000,000 (2017)
Largest Cap Number: $20,839,000 (2021)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | Drafted | Expired | 2013 | 4 | $4,630,336 | $1,157,584 | $2,362,986 | $4,630,336 | 100.0% | $1,157,584 |
Panthers | Franchise | Active | 2017 | 5 | $80,500,000 | $16,100,000 | $35,000,000 | $66,000,000 | 82.0% | $16,500,000 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 8 | $70,630,336 | $8,828,792 | $58,738,336 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Panthers | $405,000 | $436,879 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $841,879 | 0.7% | $2,152,516 | ||
2014 | Panthers | $615,470 | $436,879 | $0 | $0 | $615,470 | $1,052,349 | 0.8% | $615,470 | ||
2015 | Panthers | $825,940 | $436,879 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,262,819 | 0.8% | $825,940 | ||
2016 | Panthers | $1,036,410 | $436,879 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,473,289 | 1.0% | $1,036,410 | ||
2017 | Panthers | $6,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.6% | $26,000,000 | ||
2018 | Panthers | $12,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $12,500,000 | $17,000,000 | 9.3% | $13,000,000 | ||
2019 | Panthers | $805,000 | $6,339,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,644,000 | 4.0% | $13,000,000 | ||
2020 | Panthers | $12,500,000 | $6,339,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $19,464,000 | 9.3% | $14,000,000 | ||
2021 | Panthers | $12,500,000 | $6,339,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $20,839,000 | 11.6% | $14,500,000 | ||
2022 | Panthers | $0 | $2,339,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,678,000 | 2.1% | $0 | ||
2023 | Panthers | $0 | $2,339,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
Total | $47,187,820 | $33,442,516 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $19,115,470 | $84,255,336 | $85,130,336 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 51.1% | 14.0% | 18 | 12 | 1.5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 57.0% | 16.2% | 20 | 19 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 68.9% | 13.4% | 36 | 19 | 11 | 91 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 72.9% | 18.5% | 30 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 70.3% | 18.9% | 24 | 22 | 7.5 | 35.5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 58.6% | 16.5% | 29 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.1% | 3.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.6% | 2.4% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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OTC Valuation | APY | |
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Regular | $610,000 | $16,100,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $923,708 | $14,087,500 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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