Not to defend the taxation of Petyons labor but what the article is saying is he's prepaying for a game in the 2014 season between the Jets and broncos PLUS paying the taxes for playing the superbowl in NJ.
It'd be like taking ALL of your income in January to pay for 2014 tax year.
Again, not saying its right to tax you especially as high as they are, just saying the article is being a bit dramatic with its title.