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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.
Professional sports athletes have seen their salaries explode as revenues have increased. The NFL is the most popular sports league in the United States and players receive 58% of the total revenue collected by the league. During the late '80s, the NFL paid out $2.4 billion to the players in salaries. Today, the players take in just under $5 billion dollars.