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While most star athletes who play the major professional sports (football, baseball, basketball and hockey) just figure the jock tax into their next contract negotiation, lesser players with lesser salaries also have to pay the tax, which can be burdensome.
Unlike Borland, the amount Davis owes is in the millions. Per a league source, Davis will indeed pay the money back as part of his decision to retire from the NFL. Via Spotrac.com, Davis has $4.66 million in paid but unearned signing bonuses.He already has paid the taxes on that amount, which will make for a complicated process of paying the money back to the 49ers and seeking a refund from the federal and state government.avis also has $1.7 million in option bonus money that applies to the 2015 league year. However, because the money came as part of a $8.5 million option bonus earned in 2011 under his rookie contract, Article 4, Section 9(b) of the current CBA contemplates that no portion of the option bonus will be repaid.