Panthers cut RB Sanders, clear $5M cap space

David NewtonMar 11, 2025, 01:19 PM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolina Panthers cleared a significant amount of salary cap space on Tuesday by releasing running back Miles Sanders the day before the start of the NFL’s new year.

Sanders, 27. was scheduled to count $8,175,000 against the 2025 cap. Releasing him will save the team $5.225 million.

The decision to move on

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