Shaq Thompson Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History

Shaq Thompson

Linebacker

Age: 29

Free Agency: 2025 (Void)

Accrued Seasons: 8

Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228
College: Washington
Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 1, #25 overall (Panthers)

2023 Salary Cap Charge: $14,063,334 (5.92% of cap)
2023 Cash Payout: $7,000,000 (3.13% of spending)
2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.50

Contract Value: $12,600,000 ($6,300,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $8,500,000
Contract Ranking: 19/235 at LB

2023 OTC Valuation: $17,172,000

Current Contract

(Other, signed 2023)

(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)

Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Dead Money & Cap Savings
2023	29	$1,200,000	$12,363,334	$0	$500,000	$0	$1,200,000	$14,063,334	5.9%	$19,803,334 $15,563,334 $16,603,334 $12,363,334 $0 $0	($5,740,000) ($1,500,000) ($2,540,000) $1,700,000 $28,000 $28,000
2024	30	$3,800,000	$1,060,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$300,000	$2,000,000	$6,660,000	2.5%	$6,240,000 $3,060,000 $4,240,000 $1,060,000 $0 $0	$420,000 $3,600,000 $2,420,000 $5,600,000 $2,917,500 $3,112,000
2025	31	Void	$1,060,000	Void	Void	Void	Void	$3,180,000	1.1%	$3,180,000 $1,060,000 $3,180,000 $1,060,000 $0 $0	$0 $2,120,000 $0 $2,120,000 ($836,667) ($1,004,000)
2026	32	Void	$1,060,000	Void	Void	Void	Void	$0	0.0%	$2,120,000 $1,060,000 $2,120,000 $1,060,000 $0 $0	($2,120,000) ($1,060,000) ($2,120,000) ($1,060,000) ($650,000) ($1,040,000)
2027	33	Void	$1,060,000	Void	Void	Void	Void	$0	--	$1,060,000 $1,060,000 $1,060,000 $1,060,000 $0 $0	($1,060,000) ($1,060,000) ($1,060,000) ($1,060,000) $0 ($1,076,000)
Total		$5,000,000	$16,603,334	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$300,000	$3,200,000	$23,903,334

Contract Notes

Shaq Thompson signed a 4 year, $54.16 million contract extension with the Panthers on December 7, 2019. Thompson's contract has $27.98 million in guarantees including a $16 million signing bonus. In the final three years of the contract there are $500,000 in per game roster bonuses. Another $3 million in incentives are available.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money

- unearned or partially earned money

$6.3M

$12.6M

	2023	2024
Cash Due	$7,000,000	$5,600,000
Running Cash	$7,000,000	$12,600,000

Career Earnings: $59,540,726

Career APY: $7,442,591

Potential Earnings: $71,640,726

Total Guarantees: $31,672,535

Largest Cash Payment: $23,252,000 (2019)

Largest Cap Number: $14,063,334 (2023)

Contract History

Team	Contract Type	Status	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees	Amount Earned	% Earned	Effective APY
Panthers	Drafted	Renegotiated	2015	4	$8,808,726	$2,202,181	$7,172,535	$8,808,726	100.0%	$2,202,182
Panthers	Extension	Renegotiated	2019	4	$54,160,000	$13,540,000	$16,000,000	$50,232,000	92.7%	$12,558,000
Panthers	Other	Active	2023	2	$12,600,000	$6,300,000	$8,500,000	$500,000	4.0%	$0

Earnings By Team

Team	Yrs	Salary	APY	Paid on Cap	% Paid on Cap	Paid as Dead Money	% Paid as Dead Money
Panthers	8	$59,540,726	$7,442,591	$47,825,627	0.0%	$0	0.0%

Season History

Year	Team	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Guaranteed Salary	Cap Number	Cap %	Cash Paid
2015	Panthers	$435,000	$1,166,586	$0	$0	$0	$435,000	$1,601,586	1.1%	$5,101,344
2016	Panthers	$835,397	$1,166,586	$0	$0	$0	$835,397	$2,001,983	1.3%	$835,397
2017	Panthers	$1,235,794	$1,166,586	$0	$0	$0	$1,235,794	$2,402,380	1.3%	$1,235,794
2018	Panthers	$936,000	$1,166,586	$700,191	$0	$0	$0	$2,802,777	1.5%	$1,636,191
2019	Panthers	$7,252,000	$3,200,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,252,000	$10,452,000	5.4%	$23,252,000
2020	Panthers	$4,000,000	$3,200,000	$0	$0	$0	$4,000,000	$7,200,000	3.5%	$4,000,000
2021	Panthers	$990,000	$6,236,333	$0	$500,000	$300,000	$0	$8,053,333	4.3%	$10,980,000
2022	Panthers	$1,120,000	$11,303,333	$0	$500,000	$300,000	$0	$13,311,568	6.3%	$12,000,000
2023	Panthers	$1,200,000	$12,363,334	$0	$500,000	$0	$1,200,000	$14,063,334	5.9%	$7,000,000
2024	Panthers	$3,800,000	$1,060,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$300,000	$2,000,000	$6,660,000	2.5%	$5,600,000
2025	Panthers	$0	$1,060,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,180,000	1.1%	$0
2026	Panthers	$0	$1,060,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	$0
2027	Panthers	$0	$1,060,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	--	$0
Total		$21,804,191	$45,209,344	$1,700,191	$2,000,000	$900,000	$16,958,191	$71,728,961		$71,640,726

Statistics

Year	Games Played	Games Inactive		Snaps		Tackles		Negative Plays					Interceptions		Fumbles			TD
Year	Games Played	Injured	Healthy	Defense	Special	Solo	Assist	Sacks	Yards	TFL	QB Hits	Pass Def.	INT	Yards	Forced	Rec.	Yards	TD
2015	14	2	0	33.1%	34.9%	32	18	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	14	2	0	49.9%	30.8%	39	17	0	0	4	2	5	1	12	0	2	9	1
2017	14	2	0	64.3%	26.6%	37	18	2	15	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2018	14	2	0	59.9%	44.7%	51	29	3.5	23	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2019	14	1	0	87.3%	20.2%	75	34	3	18	11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	16	0	0	97.4%	21.5%	64	50	0	0	6	2	5	0	0	2	1	0	0
2021	14	3	0	73.3%	7.3%	65	39	2	18	9	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022	17	0	0	94.3%	18.5%	78	57	0.5	3	8	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	2	0	0	9.9%	1.7%	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Valuation Diamond

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	OTC Valuation	APY
Regular	$17,152,000	$6,300,000
Injury Adjusted	$17,152,000	$6,300,000

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