With mandatory minicamp in the books, it's a good time to take a dive into the Carolina Panthers' finances to see what they can do ahead of training camp when it comes to adding more help.According to Over The Cap, the Panthers are sitting with $8.5 million in cap space ahead of training camp. That ranks as the seventh-lowest total in the NFL.That amount does give the Panthers some wiggle room to make a move if they want to add at linebacker, for example, but not all of that $8.5 million is available to spend.That's because the Panthers need some money to get through the regular season because of the inevitability of signings during the year. Teams usually set aside around $5 million or more for that purpose.A big chunk of dead moneyFormer Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn ImagesA whopping $22.1 million of Carolina's salary cap is taken up by dead money, with six of the eight players on the list being responsible for $2 million or more each.Here's a look at the eight players who account for the $22 million in dead money Carolina has on its books.QB Andy Dalton: $5.6 millionOL Austin Corbett: $4.4 millionWR Adam Thielen: $3.3 millionDL Shy Tuttle: $3.2 millionLB Josey Jewell: $2.3 millionDL A'Shawn Robinson: $2.05 millionEDGE D.J. Wonnum: $600,000EDGE D.J. Johnson: $250,543Which players have the biggest cap hits?Carolina Panthers guard Robert Hunt. | Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesThe Panthers have three players sporting cap hits north of $20 million, including guard Robert Hunt, safety Tre'von Moehrig and right tackle Taylor Moton. Seven other players are responsible for cap hits of $10 million or more. Here's a gander at the full top 10:1. G Robert Hunt: $24.3 million2. S Tre'Von Moehrig: $21.2 million3. RT Taylor Moton: $21.1 million4. DL Tershawn Wharton: $18.6 million5. LT Ikem Ekwonu: $17.5 million6. G Damien Lewis: $16.7 million7. QB Bryce Young: $12.07 million8. DL Derrick Brown: $10.9 million9. CB Jaycee Horn: $10.8 million10. EDGE Patrick Jones: $10.1 millionEnjoy those reasonable cap hits for Brown and Horn now, as both will see them balloon big time in 2027. Brown's will rise to $31.3 million and Horn's will go up to $25.9 million.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow