When Cam Newton rejoined the Panthers this week, we learned that he could collect up to $10MM on his one-year contract. Well, it sounds like Newton will be hard pressed to reach those incentives, with the majority of his bonuses tied to the team’s performance in the postseason.
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ESPN’s Field Yates has provided (via Twitter) the full details on the QB’s contract with the Panthers. Newton can earn an extra $500K for each playoff win (coupled with playing at least 50 percent of the team’s offensive snaps). Newton can also earn an additional $1.5MM for a Super Bowl win (+ 50% playing time) and another $1MM if he wins Super Bowl MVP.
No disrespect to the Panthers, but there’s no guarantee that they even make the playoffs, much less get a playoff win. Per DraftKings Sportsbook, there are 11 NFC teams with better odds to make the Super Bowl, and there are 23 NFL teams with a better chance of winning the championship. Even if you ignore the Panthers’ odds, there’s still a chance the team goes back to Sam Darnold once he returns from the IR.
In reality, Newton will likely earn the previously reported $4.5MM that is guaranteed plus his per-game roster bonus. In other words, assuming Newton is rostered for the rest of the season and the Panthers either fail to make the playoffs or fail to win a postseason game, then Newton’s really looking at a max contract value of $6MM.
Those per-game roster bonuses are valued at $187.5K, per Yates. Newton’s $4.5MM guaranteed is divided with a $2.25MM signing bonus and a $2.25MM base salary.
So he’s gonna make 4.5 million this year only….got it
Which is way more than he’s worth
No the minimum he’ll make is the $4.5m if he’s on the roster he’ll receive a bonus each week and will make $6m. Says it right in the article.
Either way, that is WAY to much to pay him for the rest of the season. Especially since there were no other bidders for him and the season is at the halfway point.
I guess he finally pulled out those compromising photos he has of the panthers owner and used them for one last big payday.
The joke
You
The joke is that he won’t even be on the roster this week? Because that’s the only way he’d only make $4.5 million. Says it right in the article. After tomorrow, the minimum he’ll make is $4.6875 million.
I saw a meme today that said Carolina fired Cam. Traded for Bridgewter, and still pay a majority of his salary still this year. Then traded for Darnold and picked up his 5th year option, only to rehire Cam! It was well written.
Is it the one about them paying Cam’s replacement (Bridgewater), then paying for his replacement’s replacement (Darnold), only to pay for Cam to replace his replacement’s replacement? Too funny.
That’s it! I laughed at that.
Praying for Cameron to be good so hard right now
That’s a lot of money for a guy who can no longer throw a football. Seems more like a publicity stunt than a football decision.
correct, just a way to generate publicity and then money from the franchise’s fanbase.