Traditionally, quarterbacks may be known for having the highest salaries, but when it comes to the overall spread of NFL [3] salaries by team, the two who made it to the Super Bow [4]l are putting more of their money in the defense, a new graphic from the Guardian newspaper shows. [5]

The Guardian found that Baltimore Ravens spend $64 million on their defense and $49 million on their offense. Terrell Suggs earns the most among the linebackers, who take up (as a group) the biggest chunk of change. The Raven's quarterback, Joe Flacco, takes home about $8 million a year (though that is guaranteed to change with his upcoming contract negotiations) while Suggs earns $11 million. Wide receiver Anquan Bolden also comes to close to Flacco, earning $7.5 million.

The San Francisco 49ers are closer in their spending between offense and defense, though they still pay out $3 million to their defensive players. The highest paid on their end is free safety Dashon Goldson, who takes home $6.2 million and linebacker Patrick Willis who takes home $6.5 million. After being sidelined with a concussion and then replaced by the much younger and cheaper Colin Kaepernick, quarterback Alex Smith takes home $9.5 million to ride the pines. Kaepernick takes home, in comparison a paltry, $1.16 million.

The graphic also shows the gap between the highly paid stars and the players who, despite the fact that they are paid handsomely compared to most American workers, earn a paltry amount when you consider their short career lifespan.

For more business lessons from the NFL click here. [6]