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Originally Posted by Saul Good
This is the dumbest discussion ever. Taxes aren't paid based on when the money is earned. They're paid on when the income is realized. He likely won't pay taxes on a good chunk of it for another 30+ years. Hell, he won't ever pay taxes on some of it. That has nothing to do with the point of the discussion, though.
He is guaranteed to earn $31 million or whatever it is if he plays the full 2015 season. Period
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The team has given him $20 million as a signing bonus. They'll pay him another $700k for the 16 game season. He'll earn another $11+ in March 2016. That's all that matters.
This has been a ridiculously stupid discussion with zero end game.