Age: 30
Free Agency: 2025 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 228
- College: Washington
- Entry: 2015 Draft, Round 1, #25 overall (Panthers)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $3,190,000 (1.23% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $3,105,000 (1.23% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.97
- Contract Value: $3,105,000 ($3,105,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $1,710,000
- Contract Ranking: 51/230 at LB
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 30 | $1,210,000 | $1,060,000 | $500,000 | $1,105,000 | $290,000 | $1,710,000 | $3,190,000 | 1.2% | |||||
| 2025
February 18: Contract voids
| 31 | Void | $1,060,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $4,240,000 | 1.5% | |||||
| 2026 | 32 | Void | $1,060,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2027 | 33 | Void | $1,060,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | |||||
| 2028 | 34 | Void | $0 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $1,210,000 | $4,240,000 | $500,000 | $1,105,000 | $290,000 | $1,710,000 | $7,430,000 | |||||||
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
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $5,600,000 |
| Running Cash | $3,105,000 |
Career Earnings: $65,599,550
Career APY: $7,288,839
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 | Renegotiated | 2023 | 2 | $12,600,000 | $6,300,000 | $8,500,000 | $6,558,824 | 52.1% | $6,558,824 |
| Panthers | Other | Active | 2024 | 1 | $3,105,000 | $3,105,000 | $1,710,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 9 | $65,599,550 | $7,288,839 | $61,888,961 | 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% | $6,558,824 | ||
| 2024 | Panthers | $1,210,000 | $1,060,000 | $500,000 | $1,105,000 | $290,000 | $1,710,000 | $3,190,000 | 1.2% | $3,105,000 | ||
| 2025 | Panthers | $1,255,000 | $1,060,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,240,000 | 1.5% | $0 | ||
| 2026 | Panthers | $1,300,000 | $1,060,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Panthers | $1,345,000 | $1,060,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2028 | Panthers | $40,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $63,114,191 | $45,209,344 | $1,200,191 | $2,605,000 | $890,000 | $16,668,191 | $69,318,961 | $68,704,550 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 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 | 6.5% | 1.1% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71.8% | 16.7% | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $7,333,000 | $3,105,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,333,000 | $3,105,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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