He is being taxed on the $178k "earned in CA", plus he is being taxed on his regular salary for the year based on percentage of "duty days" spent in CA. if he has 200 duty days in a season, then they tax him on 7/200ths of his full season earnings.
That is just for the Bowl. He has 2-4 more...
The Dream Scenario played out perfectly!!!
Made a few $$$, but the most important thing is the Seahawks are WORLD CHAMPIONS, they crushed their Division Rivals to do it, and they exorcized the stink of XLIX.
Catharsis and Joy combined is phenomenal!