Listen, I'm not going to go deep into tax policy here but it's fair to say Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa is feeling the effects of it like never before in his life.
Odighizuwa, who signed a four-year deal worth $80 million earlier this month, hilariously took to social media on Thursday to share a revised opinion on taxes, saying in high school he used to think "people were bad for not wanting to pay taxes."
Now? At least his opinion of himself is changing.
"I guess I'm a bad person," posted Odighizuwa on X.
While the Cowboys can spread out Osa's signing bonus cap hit through the length of his deal, the defensive tackle can't spread out the taxes for the cash flow he's set to receive in Year 1 of his deal.
According to Over the Cap, Odighizuwa is receiving $22.25 million in 2025, including a $20 million signing bonus.
Fortunately for Odighizuwa, Texas is considered one of the tax-friendliest states in the United States.
Micah Parsons weighed in, sharing Odighizuwa's post with the message: "Lol I guess that signing bonus hit, them m*** said snatchies."
The superstar edge rusher will have to worry about taxes himself later this year if and when he signs the deal expected to make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
Listen, many of us would want to get a payday like Odighizuwa's in order to even be eligible to pay the wild taxes the defensive tackle is likely going to face but I get his frustration.
My guess is he was spending the money in his mind without even taking that into consideration. I don't blame him for it, it happens to all of us.
Odighizuwa became the 15th-highest paid defensive tackle in average value per year in the NFL earlier in March. He avoided the franchise tag by striking a four-year extension that is expected to keep him in Dallas through 2028.
