Next up CJ?

[Squirrel]

Would be nice to restructure Johnsons contract $20 million cap hit this year. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Hopefully

[Ken]

Would be nice to restructure Johnsons contract $20 million cap hit this year. 

 

Restructure? No. Best to leave the contract the way it is.

 

Extending however makes way more sense..

[NJPanthers12]

I may be in the minority here but I feel like we should let the CJ contract play out. I don't know how confident I am in how many years he has left at a high level. We seem to be in fine cap position this year for what we plan to bring in and we seem to be in a good cap position for next year. So I do not really see the need to move on in his contract right now.

[Khaki Lackey]

I may be in the minority here but I feel like we should let the CJ contract play out. I don't know how confident I am in how many years he has left at a high level. We seem to be in fine cap position this year for what we plan to bring in and we seem to be in a good cap position for next year. So I do not really see the need to move on in his contract right now.

Sometimes it is best to just take your lumps rather than kick the can down the road.

[Squirrel]

Sometimes it is best to just take your lumps rather than kick the can down the road.

 

Taking lumps is Stewarts contract CJ's is a beatdown.

[panthers55]

You extend him so you lock him up for the rest of his career. He is still on this side of 30 and has shown to be durable and productive. You don't restructure and you don't sit pat when we need him for his ability and his,leadership. If you give him a 3 year extension you end up reducing his cap hit for this year and next and as long as the guarantee money is largely his salary for this year and next with a manageable signing bonus it is a win- win for both sides. With that said I have no idea what kind of money he is looking for as this point.

[LinvilleGorge]

Hopefully CJ and TD extended and Norman locked up long-term.

[NJPanthers12]

The next move should be to extend Davis and lower his cap hit. Then Norman needs to be locked up to a reasonable deal. Do what you got to do in free agency and then all your attention needs to be shifted towards Cam and Luke.

[nctarheel0619]

Hopefully

 

I disagree with this, let the contract play out instead of kicking the can down the road.  

[Soul Rebel]

I disagree with this, let the contract play out instead of kicking the can down the road.  

 

I see both sides of the argument, but I disagree with 20M this year and 15M next, and then he's a FA in '17.  He's proven that he should remain a Panther, and a 2 or 3 year extension assures him of that.  Reduce his salary this year and next, and stretch it into a signing bonus that can be spread out over the next few years.  If we could free up 6-8M this year with CJ, our cap number looks solid.

 

CJ can be a rotational DE by the end of his contract. 

[PantherWake]

It hurts us a lot more later if we restructure over just extending.

[t96]

I'd much rather leave it as is than restructure, but I would love to extend him for a much lesser deal. Don't really want to see him in anything other than a Panthers jersey.

[Khaki Lackey]

Taking lumps is Stewarts contract CJ's is a beatdown.

True, but CJ is a premier player at an expensive position. You want elite talent at DE, you're going to pay a lot for it. RB, not so much nowadays.