Analyzing the Panthers top cap hits for 2025: Derrick Brown

The Carolina Panthers are entering the 2025 season with approximately $250M in cap liabilities against a $279.2M salary cap. That leaves them with just shy of $30M in cap space at the moment. Based on future cap projections, they are currently working with about $150M in space in 2026 and $222M in space in 2027.

Half of the Panthers current liabilities are eaten up by their seven most expensive players. $123M of their cap is accounted for by the contracts of Taylor Moton, Robert Hunt, Derrick Brown, Damien Lewis, Jadaveon Clowney, Jaycee Horn, and Bryce Young. With holes all over, plenty of cap space in the future, and few players signed beyond this season, Carolina is likely to extend a few…