Lights-out hitters? Check.
Exceptional in coverage? Check.
Game-changing ball athletes? Check.
The safeties who made my Team for the Ages were far from one-dimensional standouts. All three were capable of impacting the game in a variety of ways, and that’s what set them apart from other great players at the S position.
Ronnie Lott
There may not have been a tougher player in the NFL than Lott, who in addition to being a ferocious hitter, picked off 63 passes, the eighth most of all time. And Lott knew what to do with the ball when he got his hands on it.