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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.
From time to time, the NFL faces criticism and confusion over its âtax-exemptâ status. Some think this means the NFL and its teams pay no taxes at all. But taxes are indeed paid. And the NFL felt compelled to point this out on Friday, in the wake of the news that Commissioner Roger Goodell has been paid roughly $74 million in the two-year period beginning April 1, 2011 and ending March 31, 2013.