Panthers’ escalators are chewing up cap space

BasX · Mar 10, 2009

Panthers rookie tackle Jeff Otah, who started 12 games last season, did enough to trigger a $500,000 salary escalator under his contract, according to Steve Reed of CarolinaGrowl.com.

As a result, Otah’s base pay for 2009 has bumped from $1.325 million to $1.825 million.

The increase isn’t dramatic, but for a team with $16.68 million tied up in cap space for a guy who has said he doesn’t want to play for the team anymore, every dollar makes a difference.

In all, escalators earned by Otah, linebacker Thomas Davis ($1.5 million), linebacker Jon Beason ($365,000), running back Jonathan Stewart ($1 million), and defensive end Tyler Brayton ($300,000) have resulted in more than $3.6 million in additional 2009 cap obligations.
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