- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $900,000
- Signing bonus
- $5,000
- Guarantee rate
- 0.7%
$2,700,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $20,000 guaranteed at signing and a $5,000 signing bonus.
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Carolina Panthers
Carolina PanthersClaudin Cherelus Contract
Claudin Cherelus signed a one-year, $1.29 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. The deal includes $461,300 guaranteed. It carries a $1.3 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$1.29M
- Guaranteed
- $461,300
- Average / year
- $1.29M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Linebacker #53Age 274 NFL seasons6' 2" / 230 lbsAlcorn State
CARLB / 53
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,145,000 | $50,000 | $1,304,520 | $0 | $1,304,520 |
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $1,145,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,304,520 | $1,304,520 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,145,000 + SIGNING $50,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $100,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$1,304,520Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$1.30M$652,260$0
CAR2023–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,145,000 + SIGNING $50,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $100,000 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$1,304,520Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 24 | CAR | $583,336 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$5,000 | $0 | $583,336 | $583,336 |
| 2024 | 25 | CAR | $915,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $325,375 | $0 | $0 | $1,240,375 | $1,823,711 |
| 2025 | 26 | CAR | $1,030,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,038,820 | $2,862,531 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 27 | CAR | $1,145,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,304,520 | $4,167,051 |
| Career totals | $3,673,336 | $55,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $18,340 | $325,375 | −$5,000 | $0 | $4,167,051 | $4,167,051 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20232023
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $1.29M
- Signing bonus
- $50,000
- Guarantee rate
- 35.6%
$1,295,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $461,300 guaranteed at signing and a $50,000 signing bonus.