There are a few players that literally don't play at all. He's not referring to the subs, he's talking about the players that don't set foot on court unless it's practice, or if multiple players get injured. (by multiple, I mean like 3 or 4) IMO, they deserve a ring, because they still have to practice and train until one day 3 players get injured and they finally get in. Theres not a single member of the the 2009-2010 La Lakers who sat on the bench, Sure Luke Walton and Adam Morrison only got 300 Minutes, but they still contributed. In the NBA your average starter average 30-40 minutes of a 60 minute game. I can count on my hand the guys who average over 40. Seasons are long and guys get hurt - if you look at the heat, Miller has gotten hurt, Hasleem has gotten hurt, allowing guys to step in and get more minutes. Some guys may only get 100 minutes in a season total - but injuries, fouls and suspensions can clear playing time. I was unable to find a case where a man on a 15 man roster did not play at all - Can you find me an example to prove me wrong? 2009 Saints? Mark Brunell still took 8 passes Third string back Lynell Hamilton still got touches. Buck Ortega the last tight end on the bottom of the depth chart? Still played on special teams in a few games. Theres a superbowl winner and was unable to find a man on a 55 player roster who did not do play at all. Keep in mind most lineman are rotated out with bench players every few drives for freshness, Many lineman may not start a game, but play in all 16. The Same applies for defensive lineman. Running Backs get hurt easy, lots of teams use a back on third down or in "Garbage" time to preserve a starters health with a lead. The saints this year, have already signed backs due to injuries who were not on the roster (betts). Most linebackers play on special teams who are on the bench as do players of the secondary (and even then sometimes used for coverage). The only case you may have is a third string quarterback on a team somewhere - some backup QB's make more than starting positional players - however they are paid to emulate the opposing qb in practice. I can name about 10 teams who have played more than 1 QB this year for a significant amount of time (Steelers(Dixon, Batch,Big Ben, leftwich too?), 49ers (Alex Smith, Troy Smith, Carr), Lions (Stanton, Stafford, Hill), Eagles (Vick Kolb), Vikings(Favre, Jackson), Browns(McCoy, Delhomme, Wallace), Titans(Young, Collins, Smith), Panthers (Clasusen, Moore, Pike, St Pierre), Cowboys (Romo, Kitna), Redskins (Mcnabb, Sexy rexy is counting) , Dolphins (Henne, Pennington, Thigpin), Bills (Edwards, Fitzpatrick), Cardinals (Hall, Anderson, Skelton), Seahawks (Whitehurst, Hasselback), Raiders (Gradowski, Campbell), Broncos (Tebow, Orton). Pretty sure Garrad for Jax missed a game and Rogers for the packers may miss one as well. The bears used 3 in a game (Collins, Culter, some dude who got mauled) In the NFL you're a play away from being out for the year. While some teams do elect to carry three QB's - you're a play away from needing that "bench" player. In the case of Houston, Dan Orvlosky makes more money than NFL leading rusher Arian Foster. Football is a game of depth, you don't win without it, Find me one player who didn't earn a ring? Hockey has multiple lines that rotate for freshness and injuries - find me one hockey player Baseball is too dang confusing with the minor league call ups, but i was unable to find a baseball player who was benched for an entire year and just wasted away on a roster. You're either a casual fan or ignorant to think that the bottom of the depth chart is useless - this is what makes good teams great, and bad teams horrible. Some of the BEST nfl players are taken in the last rounds of the NFL draft. this proves bench depth IMO, These are guys drafted in the late rounds of the draft, or not at all. Undrafted players and significant players drafted from round 5-7 2005-2009 Arian Foster (RB Texans), Davone Bess wr2 Dolphins), Dan Carpente (K, Dolphins), BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RB Pats) Garrett Hartley (K Saints), Danny Woodhead (RB, Patriots) Kevin Boss (TE, Giants), Brent Celek (TE, Eagles), Nick Folk (K, Bengals, Made pro bowl with dallas) , Pierre Thomas (Saints) , Antoine Bethea (S, Colts) , Cortland Finnegan (CB, Titans)Johnny Knox (WR Bears) , Miles Austin (WR, Cowboys), Trent Cole (DE, Eagles) Derek Anderson (Went to the pro bowl) , Jay Ratliff (DT, Dallas) Madison Hedgecock (FB, Giants) Robbie Gould (K, Chicago), Jon Condo (LB, oakland), Joshua Cribbs (KR, Browns) , Heath Farwell (LB, Vikings) Leonard Weaver (Eagles, FB)