- Signed
- 2020
- Average / year
- $1.23M
- Signing bonus
- $1.13M
- Guarantee rate
- 23.0%
$4,902,141 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,125,192 guaranteed at signing and a $1,125,192 signing bonus.
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Carolina Panthers
Carolina PanthersDamien Lewis Contract
Damien Lewis signed a four-year, $53 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. The deal includes $26.21 million guaranteed. It carries a $16.72 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
4-year contract$53M
- Guaranteed
- $26.21M
- Average / year
- $13.25M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Guard #68Age 297 NFL seasons6' 2" / 327 lbsLSU
CARG / 68
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $12,240,000 | $3,750,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 | $16,720,000 |
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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 | $12,240,000 | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $16,720,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $12,240,000 + SIGNING $3,750,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $510,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT −$30,000=$16,720,000Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$16.37M$8.19M$0
SEA2020–2023CAR2024–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $12,240,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $250,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$13,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2020NEW DEAL | 23 | SEA | $610,000 | $1,125,192 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,735,192 | $1,735,192 |
| 2021 | 24 | SEA | $832,824 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $832,824 | $2,568,016 |
| 2022 | 25 | SEA | $1,055,649 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,055,649 | $3,623,665 |
| 2023 | 26 | SEA | $2,993,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,993,000 | $6,616,665 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 27 | CAR | $1,125,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $220,156 | $0 | $0 | $16,370,156 | $22,986,821 |
| 2025 | 28 | CAR | $10,090,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $480,000 | $0 | $10,820,000 | $33,806,821 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 29 | CAR | $12,240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $46,806,821 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 30 | CAR | $12,240,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $13,000,000 | $59,806,821 |
| Career totals | $41,186,473 | $16,125,192 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $775,000 | $220,156 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $59,806,821 | $59,806,821 | ||
Contract history
2 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20202020
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $13.25M
- Signing bonus
- $15M
- Guarantee rate
- 49.5%
$53,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $26,215,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,000,000 signing bonus.