In MLB, players who have been with the team for the entire season vote on who gets a share of the World Series money, but I believe the GM of the winning team decides who gets a ring. I remember a pitcher who was awarded a ring in 2013 because he had appeared in one game with the Red Sox...and, in that one game, he walked the only batter he faced to force in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th!JWL wrote:I'm not totally sure how it works in the NFL, but in MLB usually (if not always) any player who played for the World Series champion at any point in the regular season would get a ring. So-and-so may have only pitched in 2 games in May but he pitched 3 total innings and contributed something to the team. There have been a couple of occasions of a player appearing in the World Series against a team he played for earlier in the year. Lonnie Smith is one example. Whether his current team won the World Series or not, Smith was getting a World Series ring. There is a more recent example.Bryan wrote:Tut, tut....Trent Green would not have had a ring with the 1999 Rams since he was never on the active roster.sluggermatt15 wrote: Starting QBs with Super Bowl rings - Trent Green for Kansas City (ring with 1999 St. Louis Rams)
The NFL gives the winning team 150 rings, to be distributed at will. (A team can give out more than 150, but has to pay for any additional rings.) As with MLB, I think the GM decides who gets a ring, undoubtedly in consultation with the coaching staff. Typically, players on the practice squad, those who spent the season on IR, and others who played less than a full season will receive rings. At least a couple of teams have even given rings to fans through some kind of raffle.