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These are the NFL’s 10 worst current contracts

By Mike Phillips

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CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 09: Kawann Short #99 and teammate Shaq Green-Thompson #54 of the Carolina Panthers react after a sack against the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 9, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 09: Kawann Short #99 and teammate Shaq Green-Thompson #54 of the Carolina Panthers react after a sack against the Dallas Cowboys in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 9, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

9. NFL’s worst contracts: DT Kawann Short (5 years, $80.5 million with $35 million guaranteed)

Sometimes the worst moves a team can make involve overpaying to keep good but not great players on their roster. This is a lesson the Panthers are learning the hard way with Short.

Carolina drafted Short in 2013 and saw him become an impact player worthy of the franchise tag. The two sides agreed to an extension in 2017, but the last two years have been an absolute disaster for Short.

After racking up 7.5 sacks in 2017, Short missed two games and saw his sack production drop to just three in 2018. The 2019 campaign was even worse for Short, who landed on injured reserve with a partially torn rotator cuff in October.

In terms of ability, Short isn’t a bad player, but he is not a game-changer like his contract indicates the Panthers expect him to be. A franchise in the middle of a rebuild like Carolina is would love to have a mulligan on Short’s deal and re-allocate that money elsewhere to improve the roster.

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