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Sam Darnold California Tax Bill
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:16 pm
Darnold lost money playing in the Superbowl with CA's stupid greedy tax structure.
Summary:
He owes almost $80k even though the NFL pay to players in the Superbowl is $178k.
Being in the state for 7days and triggering the "Jock Tax" they get to tax that percentage of days he was in CA. So the % of days he was in CA they tax his $30 mill contract at 13.5%.
NewsWeek
Summary:
He owes almost $80k even though the NFL pay to players in the Superbowl is $178k.
Being in the state for 7days and triggering the "Jock Tax" they get to tax that percentage of days he was in CA. So the % of days he was in CA they tax his $30 mill contract at 13.5%.
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:22 pm to jp4lsu
That itself is criminal. He has to pay California state taxes because he played a game there? And they don’t just tax his fan check? They tax his entire salary?
Is that what I’m reading??
Is that what I’m reading??
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:24 pm to jp4lsu
And next year's SB is in California again.
NFLPA should be all over this and demanding that the NFL host media days and SB practices in Vegas and then fly the players to Los Angeles on Sunday morning so they only get taxed in CA for one day.
NFLPA should be all over this and demanding that the NFL host media days and SB practices in Vegas and then fly the players to Los Angeles on Sunday morning so they only get taxed in CA for one day.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:25 pm to jp4lsu
Guess its time for players to sit out of Cali games.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:26 pm to Placekicker
yeah the jock tax is stupid but every state besides florida, texas, washington and DC does it
here's a story about peyton owing money after superbowl xlviii in jersey (sad to get owned that hard by the seahawks and then owe money for playing lol)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/new-jersey-jock-tax-tackles-super-bowl-earnings
here's a story about peyton owing money after superbowl xlviii in jersey (sad to get owned that hard by the seahawks and then owe money for playing lol)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/new-jersey-jock-tax-tackles-super-bowl-earnings
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:26 pm to Tiger Prawn
Why don't they just play it in Puerto Rico? That's who they want to appeal to. Problem solved!
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:29 pm to SloppyFrog
just go 1 day less.......solved
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:56 pm to Westin
Love my State.
I swear everytime I read that something bad or stupid is going on in the States I get to read..."but not in Florida".
I swear everytime I read that something bad or stupid is going on in the States I get to read..."but not in Florida".
Posted on 2/10/26 at 12:59 pm to jp4lsu
Don't hold major sporting events in Commiefornia anymore.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:01 pm to Placekicker
Now combine that with the billions upon billions of tax dollars wasted through fraud like the California homeless situation and the rail service.
BILLIONS wasted and he helped give his money over to fraud.
BILLIONS wasted and he helped give his money over to fraud.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:02 pm to jp4lsu
Does this only apply to Darnold for some reason? Its strange that this keeps getting reposted across media for days now, but the only person ever referenced is Darnold 
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:03 pm to jp4lsu
Hard for me to feel sorry for NFL players
They sold out to get the money
They sold out to get the money
This post was edited on 2/10/26 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:10 pm to jp4lsu
gotta pay his fair share
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:15 pm to Indefatigable
quote:
Does this only apply to Darnold for some reason? Its strange that this keeps getting reposted across media for days now, but the only person ever referenced is Darnold
QB tends to be the highest paid player on the team, hence using him.
Drake Maye doesn’t make nearly as much because he is on a rookie deal.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:17 pm to Indefatigable
quote:
Does this only apply to Darnold for some reason? Its strange that this keeps getting reposted across media for days now, but the only person ever referenced is Darnold
Darnold probably has the highest annual salary of all the players in the Super Bowl. That's why they reference Darnold. A player making a league minimum salary made money playing in the Super Bowl.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:18 pm to djmed
quote:
gotta pay his fair share
Gotta pay the illegals "fair share".
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:18 pm to teke184
quote:
QB tends to be the highest paid player on the team, hence using him.
The highest paid position on average in the NFL is the left offensive tackle, not the QB.
Anyone know offhand who is the Seahawks left OT?
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:19 pm to TechBullDawg
quote:
Hard for me to feel sorry for NFL players
They sold out to get the money
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:21 pm to jp4lsu
quote:
He owes almost $80k
That will pay for 4-5 illegals ER visits in the next week
Posted on 2/10/26 at 1:27 pm to jp4lsu
Seems like it a form of highway robbery.
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