Lower-paid Panthers score bonuses

[Rod Butsecks]

(By Charles Chandler, [email protected]) Rookie cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, a seventh-round pick who was an integral part of the Panthers' defensive and special teams last season, was the team's top earner in the NFL's 2009 performance-based pay program.p/Munnerlyn earned an additional $209,631, according to an official league document.

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[pantherfan81]

As we reported earlier, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn and offensive lineman Mackenzy Bernadeau were the Panthers' top earners from the NFL's performance-based pay program (which thrilled Munnerlyn!). The program is intended to help compensate lower-paid players whose playing time is determined to have exceeded their regular contracted salaries. So, usually, players with lower salaries top this list, while the bigger-salaried players receive smaller bonuses.

Based on an official league document obtained by the Observer, here's the Panthers' full list:

Captain Munnerlyn, CB, $209,631

Mackenzy Bernadeau, OL, $170,186

Richard Marshall, CB, $155,145

Charles Godfrey, FS, $154,018

Dante Rosario, TE, $153,730

Gary Barnidge, TE, $144,288

Ryan Kalil, C, $131,877

Keydrick Vincent, G, $123,172

Hollis Thomas, NT, $118,929

Quinton Teal, S, $117,294

Nick Hayden, DT, $116,478

Geoff Schwartz, OT, $100,329

Sherrod Martin, DB, $98,465

Matt Moore, QB, $88,032

James Anderson, LB, $87,806

Charles Johnson, DE, $83,399

Everette Brown, DE, $79,736

Jeff King, TE, $67,357

Tony Fiammetta, FB, $67,137

Dan Connor, LB, $66,217

Dante Wesley, CB, $63,650

Tyrell Sutton, RB, $60,115

Jon Beason, LB, $53,594

Muhsin Muhammad, WR, $52,362

Kenneth Moore, WR, $50,853

J.J. Jansen, LS, $50,803

Charly Martin, WR, $50,034

Jeff Otah, OT, $49,964

Chris Harris, SS, $45,015

Dwayne Jarrett, WR, $42,753

Brad Hoover, FB, $38,449

Tank Tyler, DT, $38,273

Na’il Diggs, LB, $35,448

DeAngelo Williams, RB, $35,228

Tyler Brayton, DE, $34,005

Travelle Wharton, G/T, $33,321

C.J. Wilson, DB, $32,674

Mike Goodson, RB, $30,200

Jordan Senn, LB, $29,463

Damione Lewis, DT, $24,717

Louis Leonard, DT, $23,375

Quinton Culberson, LB, $19,522

Chris Gamble, CB, $18,132

Rhys Lloyd, K, $18,056

Landon Johnson, LB, $18,005

Jonathan Stewart, RB, $17,303

Thomas Davis, LB, $14,414

Hilee Taylor, DE, $14,266

Kelvin Smith, LB, $12,890

Garry Williams, OT, $12,587

Jason Baker, P, $12,051

Steve Smith, WR, $11,859

Jordan Gross, OT, $11,294

Jake Delhomme, QB, $9,309

Ra’Shon Harris, DT, $9,148

Antwon Burton, DT, $7,067

Julius Peppers, DE, $5,335

John Kasay, K, $3,583

Josh McCown, QB, $529

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Team Total: $3,422,875

:eek: @ McCown

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2010/03/full-list-of-panthers-bonus-pay-earnings.html

[LiQuiD]

Can't believe Williams and Stewart are near the bottom of that list, and Hayden is near the top. Something is horribly wrong with that.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

both first rounders .. don't need a raise .. they are just justifying their current contract by playing well

[brandon_87]

lmao, I cant believe players complain they dont get paid enough, on top of their already highly overpaid salaries they get bonuses like this because the league thought they should be paid more, which is great considering the nature of the business, but damn, I didn't get a job that paid over 40k till I was 20 wtf lol

[Wither]

lmao, I cant believe players complain they dont get paid enough, on top of their already highly overpaid salaries they get bonuses like this because the league thought they should be paid more, which is great considering the nature of the business, but damn, I didn't get a job that paid over 40k till I was 20 wtf lol

And a lot of people don't have a job making over 40k even now. "till I was 20". You should feel as lucky as them.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

So...McCown had a $529 "break my leg" clause?

I need an agent.

[brandon_87]

And a lot of people don't have a job making over 40k even now. "till I was 20". You should feel as lucky as them.

sorry, but considering hoq my life has gone it really pisses me off, when I was in High school I played tight end and I have more of a passion for football then anybody I have ever met but I always looked at the odds of actually making it to then NFL and realized I didn't even want to waste my time trying college. Well by the time my senior season was done and over I never knew that there were a couple of colleges looking at me, lmfao, the best of them was Oregon St., which makes me mad cuz cuz ironically I would have been there catching passes from matt moore at one point but being out in Las Vegas I was content with my lifestyle, playing semi-pro football and I was happy cuz I thought I could have never made it to the NFL and having a job nothat I work 70+ hrs a week to make that much didn't make me that mad until this year when I happened to be watching a Chargers game and saw that their LT Brandyn Dombrowski was the same LT/G/C that lined up next to me in high school, that is what sent me over the edge with all these players acting like they should get paid so much to play a sport they love where as someone like me would have played for a league minimum had I ever made it and been more then happy with that but now I'm stuck with a wife, 2 kids, and a shitty ass job that I spend more time at then I do at my home, so that is why get mad at that type of stuff

[brandon_87]

So...McCown had a $529 "break my leg" clause?

I need an agent.

LMAO, I saw that too, how could he have over- performed? it is what it is I guess