You really think players make team decisions based on state taxes? I think it's a bonus if you choose a state with lower taxes but not a primary reason. Also, the potential ad revenue in that market trumps everywhere but La.
In 1980 you can make that argument. Heck you could still make the argument probably into the middle 00s.
But this is a streaming age. A post Sunday ticket era. No one is hindered by playing in a small market.
Patrick Mahomes is getting every ad and sponsorship while becoming the League’s face while playing in Middle America.
Same for Burrow in Cincinnati.