While much was made out of Pittsburgh Steelers’ Le’veon Bell’s contract stand off that ultimately made him the highest paid running back in the NFL at $12.1 million per year, data shows us that the real big bucks are made by NFL quarterbacks. In fact, the top five highest salaries (and beyond) this season all consist of quarterbacks.

In a recent interview with ESPN E:60, running back Trent Richardson revealed that friends and family spent $1.6 million of his NFL earnings over the course of 10 months in 2015.

Bad investments, poor budgeting, regretful spending choices and surrounding yourself with the wrong people have lead many former NFL players into the hole of financial oblivion. Others, however, made it to the other end of the financial spectrum – making investments or doing deals that made them mega rich.