- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $1.38M
- Signing bonus
- $1.18M
- Guarantee rate
- 21.5%
$5,500,065 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $1,180,048 guaranteed at signing and a $1,180,048 signing bonus.
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Carolina Panthers
Carolina PanthersLuke Fortner Contract
Luke Fortner signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. The deal includes $1.32 million guaranteed and can reach $3.75 million with incentives. It carries a $2.75 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$2.75M
- Guaranteed
- $1.32M
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Center #77Age 285 NFL seasons6' 6" / 300 lbsKentucky
CARC / 77
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,215,000 | $825,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | $2,750,000 |
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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 | $1,215,000 | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $680,000 | $0 | $30,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $825,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $680,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $30,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,750,000$1,000,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$2.75M$1.38M$0
JAX2022–2024
NO2025CAR2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,215,000 + SIGNING $825,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $30,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $680,000$2,750,000Annual 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 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 24 | JAX | $705,000 | $1,180,048 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $819,686 | $0 | $0 | $2,704,734 | $2,704,734 |
| 2023 | 25 | JAX | $905,003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $955,003 | $3,659,737 |
| 2024 | 26 | JAX | $1,205,006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,205,006 | $4,864,743 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 27 | NO | $1,150,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $500,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $1,850,000 | $6,714,743 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 28 | CAR | $1,215,000 | $825,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 | $0 | $680,000 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $9,464,743 |
| Career totals | $5,180,009 | $2,105,048 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $130,000 | $1,319,686 | $730,000 | $0 | $9,464,743 | $9,464,743 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20222022
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.50M
- Signing bonus
- $100,000
- Guarantee rate
- 20.0%
$1,500,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $300,000 guaranteed at signing and a $100,000 signing bonus.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2.75M
- Signing bonus
- $825,000
- Guarantee rate
- 48.2%
$2,750,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,325,000 guaranteed at signing and a $825,000 signing bonus.