- Signed
- 2019
- Average / year
- $649,332
- Signing bonus
- $77,328
- Guarantee rate
- 3.0%
$2,597,328 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $77,328 guaranteed at signing and a $77,328 signing bonus.
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Carolina Panthers
Carolina PanthersNick Scott Contract
Nick Scott signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. The deal includes $1.1 million guaranteed and can reach $3.25 million with incentives. It carries a $2 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$2M
- Guaranteed
- $1.10M
- Average / year
- $2M
- Free agency
- 2027 UFA
Safety #21Age 318 NFL seasons5' 11" / 200 lbsPenn State
CARS / 21
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $1,300,000 | $505,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 |
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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 | $1,300,000 | $505,000 | $0 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $505,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $170,000 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $25,000 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,000,000$1,250,000 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 →
$4.40M$2.20M$0
LAR2019–2022
CIN2023CAR2024–2026BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $1,300,000 + SIGNING $505,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $25,000 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $170,000$2,000,000Annual 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 |
| 2019NEW DEAL | 24 | LAR | $495,000 | $77,328 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $572,328 | $572,328 |
| 2020 | 25 | LAR | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $272,468 | $0 | $0 | $947,468 | $1,519,796 |
| 2021 | 26 | LAR | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | $2,369,796 |
| 2022 | 27 | LAR | $965,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $649,016 | $0 | $0 | $1,614,016 | $3,983,812 |
| 2023NEW DEAL | 28 | CIN | $1,100,000 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $4,400,000 | $8,383,812 |
| 2024NEW DEAL | 29 | CAR | $1,125,000 | $167,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $161,041 | $0 | $0 | $1,453,541 | $9,837,353 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 30 | CAR | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $167,500 | $0 | $8,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,346,005 | $11,183,358 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 31 | CAR | $1,300,000 | $505,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $13,183,358 |
| Career totals | $7,680,000 | $3,749,828 | $0 | $167,500 | $0 | $133,505 | $1,082,525 | $370,000 | $0 | $13,183,358 | $13,183,358 | ||
Contract history
5 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20192019
- 20232023
- Signed
- 2023
- Average / year
- $4M
- Signing bonus
- $3M
- Guarantee rate
- 25.0%
$12,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $3,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $3,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20242024
- Signed
- 2024
- Average / year
- $1.29M
- Signing bonus
- $167,500
- Guarantee rate
- 57.1%
$1,292,500 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $737,500 guaranteed at signing and a $167,500 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $1.34M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- Not reported
$1,337,500 in reported contract value across 1 season.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $2M
- Signing bonus
- $505,000
- Guarantee rate
- 55.0%
$2,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $1,100,000 guaranteed at signing and a $505,000 signing bonus.