Super Bowl’s Richest Players Find Extra Burden From Jock Tax

The National Football League players who have worked to reach Super Bowl LII could be getting hit—not by their opponents, but by income taxes.

As millions of Americans prepare to tune in Feb. 4 as the New England Patriots take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis, Minn., Bloomberg Tax analyzed the three highest paid athletes from each franchise to illustrate the tax burdens they face.

Those top-tier athletes like Tom Brady not only share the top U.S. income tax bracket, they also all face the unique complications presented by jock taxes, measured by the amount of duty days a player ...