(Dallas, TX)  —  The mother of Dallas Cowboys tackle La’el Collins has a new house that her son gave her for Christmas.

The 26-year-old athlete surprised his mom, Loyetta Collins, with the home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she lives.  It almost didn’t happen.  In 2015, Collins was a top draft prospect, but teams were scared away when Baton Rouge police wanted to talk with him about the murder of a woman he once dated.

Collins wasn’t even a suspect, but the draft came and went, and the Cowboys signed him afterward as an undrafted free agent.

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