BATON ROUGE- The LSU Tigers are the gift that keeps giving and that includes the former Tigers. 

Former LSU offensive tackle and now Dallas Cowboys tackle La'el Collins made his momma's Christmas dream come true with a gift she never saw coming. 

According to KATC Collins gave his momma a house. 

"I was totally caught off guard," Loyetta Collins told CNN affiliate WVLA. "I was astonished. I'm truly overwhelmed. This has truly been an awesome Christmas for me."