Shaq Thompson - RESTRUCTURED Contract**

[SetfreexX]

https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-restructure-shaq-thompson-contract-2022-offseason

The Panthers continued to work with the numbers Monday, restructuring another deal for a veteran to create some more salary cap flexibility.

The team restructured the contract of linebacker Shaq Thompson, clearing some more space under the cap for next year.

Edited March 7, 2022 by SetfreexX

[Jon Snow]

Why? Something is getting ready to go down. 

[App Panther]

Umm how much did we save?

[Wes21]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

Why? Something is getting ready to go down. 

We are freeing up space for all of the dead money we will have for the final 5 years of Rhule's contract after we fire him.

[Smithers]

Good.  Figure we will be throwing money at at least 2 starting OL.  Possibly even a MLB

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Wes21 said:

We are freeing up space for all of the dead money we will have for the final 5 years of Rhule's contract after we fire him.

Thankfully it doesn't work like that.  But I'm with you on it not making any sense. I suspect they are pushing the cap hits down the road for some unknown reason. Whatever it is will probably not work out. 

[Actionman0z]

3 minutes ago, Wes21 said:

We are freeing up space for all of the dead money we will have for the final 5 years of Rhule's contract after we fire him.

I love crackhead Keifer Sutherland 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Smithers said:

Good.  Figure we will be throwing money at at least 2 starting OL.  Possibly even a MLB

That always works out so well.  Especially for a bottom dwelling teams like the Panthers.

[frankw]

So endless restructures are good again right? For years we were told it would spell our doom. Seems like same old Hurney to me.

[45catfan]

He had the 2nd highest cap figure this year just barely below Darnold's. 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, frankw said:

So endless restructures are good again right? For years we were told it would spell our doom. Seems like same old Hurney to me.

This team is rudderless and it shows.

[chbright]

Just now, Jon Snow said:

That always works out so well.  Especially for a bottom dwelling teams like the Panthers.

Another restructuring for Rhule and fitterer to try and save face in 2022 while throwing away cap in future years when we actually need it and may be competitive. Why open up money for a team in 2022 isn't going to the SB...... I get why other teams pulled this when they are inside a competitive window, but we are far from that.

[45catfan]

Rhule is trying to create more cap room so he can go shopping in FA in an attempt to save his butt.  He knows rookies are not going to help him win this year.

Edited March 7, 2022 by 45catfan

[SetfreexX]

8 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Why? Something is getting ready to go down. 

Because he was about to count as 18M for the 2022 season after costing 10/7/8 the three prior years, IF he had been released it would have created 6M in cap. 

*Rounded numbers above for simplicity*

Details here on his cap hit prior to this announcement -- https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/shaq-thompson-16749/

It'll be interesting to see the results of this.