
The Carolina Panthers may be carrying around the second-most salary cap space in the NFL right now, but they’re also carrying something else—a load of dead money.
As we enter June, the Panthers are being charged with $51.5 million of dead money for the 2023 campaign. That total ranks fifth in the league.
So, with the help of Spotrac, let’s see how they got to that bulky number.
RB Christian McCaffrey
WR DJ Moore
WR Robbie Chosen
DT Matt Ioannidis
C Pat Elflein
LB Damien Wilson
K Zane Gonzalez
DT Daviyon Nixon
Other releases

- LS Thomas Fletcher: $65, 354
- CB Kalon Barnes: $64,671
- DT Phil Hoskins: $55,622
- LB Khalan Tolson: $13,334
- WR Ra’Shaun Henry: $11,667
- TE Josh Babicz: $10,000
- LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley: $10,000
- WR Charleston Rambo: $10,000
- RB John Lovett: $6,667
- QB Davis Cheek: $5,000
- S Nico Bolden: $4,000
- WR Andrew Parchment: $1,334