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re: Darnold, et al, losing money by playing in a California Super Bowl
Posted on 2/10/26 at 2:44 pm to ColoradoAg
Posted on 2/10/26 at 2:44 pm to ColoradoAg
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These are millionaires issues. Not relevant to most of this board
So you believe there are no millionaires on this site?
A million dollars is not a lot of money these days.
I suspect that there are more than you know.
I know of at least two, around here.
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 3:11 pm to scrooster
Player's union silent.
Posted on 2/10/26 at 3:13 pm to scrooster
I said most of the board. I know there are millionaires on this site. And I agree $1M isn't much these days. I should state $10M or more ...
Posted on 2/10/26 at 3:27 pm to scrooster
The whole concept is off on this. They are comparing Sam Darnold getting the NFL Bonus of $178,000 to Darnold's California Tax Payment for the 2025 year.
The income number they are using is around $46M
Taxable Income for California (9 of 200 days) 4.5% = $2,070,000 Total Taxable Income for California
Over $1M is highest level of Tax Bracket for California (13.5%) - 2,070,000 * 13.5% = $279,450.00
1) They are comparing the NFL incentive of $178,000 to each winning player, but when using the taxable income they are using the $2.5M incentive he gets from the Seahawks for winning the Super Bowl. So no, he's not losing money.
2) The math above isn't correct, but just to show how they came up with the number. Darnold received a $33M Signing Bonus in 2025 and that with his salary make his Tax Liability high for 2025. But the game is played in 2026 and not 2025. His tax liability will not be as high for 2026.
The income number they are using is around $46M
Taxable Income for California (9 of 200 days) 4.5% = $2,070,000 Total Taxable Income for California
Over $1M is highest level of Tax Bracket for California (13.5%) - 2,070,000 * 13.5% = $279,450.00
1) They are comparing the NFL incentive of $178,000 to each winning player, but when using the taxable income they are using the $2.5M incentive he gets from the Seahawks for winning the Super Bowl. So no, he's not losing money.
2) The math above isn't correct, but just to show how they came up with the number. Darnold received a $33M Signing Bonus in 2025 and that with his salary make his Tax Liability high for 2025. But the game is played in 2026 and not 2025. His tax liability will not be as high for 2026.
This post was edited on 2/10/26 at 3:32 pm
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