Now that the details on the new deal between the Carolina Panthers and kicker Eddy Piñeiro have emerged, let’s clean up the numbers a bit.
The two-year pact for the 27-year-old is worth a total of $4.1 million, per Spotrac. Piñeiro will now account for cap hits of $1.5 million for the 2023 campaign and $2.5 million for 2024.
With Piñeiro back onboard, the Panthers now have approximately $27.3 million in available salary cap space. That amount is currently the second-highest in the league, with the Chicago Bears leading the way at $38.3 million.
Here are the cap hits for each of Carolina’s free-agent signings this offseason:
- WR Adam Thielen: $3.33 million
- TE Hayden Hurst: $3.13 million
- S Vonn Bell: $3.11 million
- C Bradley Bozeman: $3.07 million
- DT Shy Tuttle: $2.88 million
- RB Miles Sanders: $2.75 million
- S Sam Franklin: $2.63 million
- QB Andy Dalton: $2.13 million
- G Justin McCray: $1.77 million
- DE DeShawn Williams: $1.75 million
- K Eddy Piñeiro: $1.56 million
- LS JJ Jansen: $1.09 million
- DE Henry Anderson: $1.09 million
