Gil Brandt, long-time Dallas Cowboys VP of player personnel and now an NFL.com columnist, has named Emlen Tunnell of the New York Giants as the best safety of all time.
Tunnell played for the Giants from 1948-58, and finished his career by spending three seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He was named to nine Pro Bowls and was first-team All-Pro four times. Tunnell has 79 career interceptions, 74 of those as a Giant. He was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.
Way back in 2008, when BBV readers named their All-Time Giants team, Tunnell was named as one of the safeties.