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Bucs' Shaquil Barrett Talks Tax Impact on Contract Negotiations in Free Agency

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Free-agent linebacker Shaquil Barrett will examine a lot of factors before picking his next contract, including state tax information.

"If [other teams] offer me more than Tampa, I'm going to look at the places, if they offer me more than Tampa, I'm going to look at what their taxes is compared to Tampa's," Barrett said on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "Because I ain't going to live in L.A. and get taxed crazy."

Per Florio, Florida has no income tax, while California has a 13.