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Carolina Panthers restructure DE Derrick Brown's contract

Carolina Panthers restructured DE Derrick Brown's contract on March 11, 2026.

Event type
Restructure
First reported
Mar 11, 2026
Official
Mar 11, 2026
Position
DE

Known details

Compensation
Converted $16.935M of salary into signing bonus, adding 2 void years, clearing $13.5M of cap with Carolina (CAR)

How this move reshapes the Defensive Ends room

Carolina Panthers defensive ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

92Derrick Brown8813/178799789690$11M28.36'5"318
45LaBryan Ray6315/1760878796$1.1M28.66'4"292
45Mapalo Mwansa375/17005081$885K22.36'2"230
45Isaiah SmithNEW435/17005050$1.0M244
35Trevis Gipson4911/176736639534$1.3M29.16'4"268
92Derrick Brown8813/178799789690$11M28.36'5"318
72A'Shawn RobinsonLEFT7215/17920918475$10M31.46'3"320
45LaBryan Ray6315/1760878796$1.1M28.66'4"292
45Mapalo Mwansa375/17005081$885K22.36'2"230
35Trevis Gipson4911/176736639534$1.3M29.16'4"268

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 11, 2026

    Carolina Panthers restructure DE Derrick Brown's contract

    Converted $16.935M of salary into signing bonus, adding 2 void years, clearing $13.5M of cap with Carolina (CAR)

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