NFL free agent Jordan Poyer isn't fan of states that 'take half my money'

Some astir apt deliberation astir it, but free supplier prima information Jordan Poyer said it: Professional athletes are reasoning astir authorities taxes erstwhile reasoning astir wherever to play adjacent successful free agency.

There’s truthful overmuch that goes into nan free supplier process, but nan financials of caller deals astir nan convention are 1 of nan main factors that entices a subordinate to subordinate a caller squad. Of course, authorities taxes get progressive erstwhile looking astatine nan expansive full connected nan game-day check.

Poyer has go 1 of nan champion safeties successful nan NFL during his clip pinch nan Buffalo Bills aft joining them successful 2017. He signed a four-year, $13 cardinal woody backmost past and was fixed a two-year hold successful 2021 worthy $19.5 million.

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Jordan Poyer of nan Buffalo Bills looks connected anterior to nan crippled against nan Kansas City Chiefs astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected October 16, 2022 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Jason Hanna/Getty Images)

Poyer went connected to make first squad All-Pro successful 2021 and earned a Pro Bowl bid past season.

Speaking connected his podcast this week, Poyer discussed wherever he mightiness spell successful free agency and said that authorities taxes are among nan boxes to cheque off.

"I would emotion to spell to a authorities that doesn’t return half my money," he said. "It’s crazy to maine really taxes work. Some group will say, ‘You’re already making X magnitude of money.’ Taxes play a large portion successful each of our lives."

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In New York state, Poyer is successful nan taxation bracket wherever he makes betwixt $5,000,001 to $25,000,000 annually. So, that intends he’s paying $450,500 positive 10.3% of nan magnitude complete $5,000,000 astatine nan extremity of nan time successful taxes.

Though Poyer is surviving amended than astir because of his lucrative contract, those numbers don’t ever adhd up nan measurement group whitethorn deliberation aft paying his taxes.

Now, if Poyer played successful Florida, it’s a different story. Florida doesn’t person authorities income tax, which is why galore athletes are intrigued by joining a squad down there.

Jordan Poyer of nan Buffalo Bills looks connected during nan 2nd half against nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium connected December 12, 2021 successful Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

The Miami Dolphins were brought up connected nan podcast, and Poyer is already friends pinch their backmost Tua Tagovailoa contempt being rivals successful nan AFC East pinch nan Bills.

"If it wasn’t Buffalo, it’d beryllium bully to beryllium warm," Poyer said. "It would beryllium bully to spot nan sun, maybe, each week aliases so. Every different week astatine least."

Poyer, though, is conscionable excited to spot wherever nan free agency process takes him.

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"I cognize really to play this game. I cognize really to hole for this game," he said. "This offseason already has started disconnected great, getting my assemblage right. I consciousness really bully correct now."

"Not really judge what to expect. I do cognize I’m a shot player, truthful immoderate squad does get J-Po, I judge they’re going to beryllium better."

Other than Florida, Texas, Washington, Tennessee, Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Nevada person nary income taxes.

Buffalo Bills information Jordan Poyer (21) addressed nan media pursuing nan NFL shot team's training campy successful Pittsford, N.Y., Sunday July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)

That means, if Poyer isn’t looking for large deductions from Uncle Sam, he tin take nan Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and nan Las Vegas Raiders.

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The NFL free agency play originates March 15 astatine 4 p.m. ET.