Christian McCaffrey, Shaq Thompson Restructure Their Deals
Christian McCaffrey and outside linebacker Shaq Thompson both restructured their deals on Wednesday to give the team more salary cap space. McCaffrey converted $7,047,500 of his $8,037,500 base salary into a signing bonus, which gives the Panthers a cap savings of $5.638 million in 2021. For a player under contract for the long haul like McCaffrey, the risk is minimal with a contract restructure like this. Thompson's restructure details weren't disclosed. McCaffrey was a major fantasy bust as the consensus top overall pick in 2020 because of multiple injuries that limited him to just three games, but the 24-year-old should once again be an elite first-round selection heading into the 2021 season.
Source: NFL Network - Mike Garafolo
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