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Tony Brown had an early Mother’s Day surprise for his mom when she travelled to Tuscaloosa for Alabama’s 2017 A-Day Spring Game -- one that not many people can top this year.

The Crimson Tide cornerback presented his mother, Tammy Walker-Brown, with one of the two three-month-old pot-bellied pigs he rescued. He kept the other pig, a female, as a pet.

“Her name is Princess, and it was a rescue pet,” Walker-Brown told BamaOnLine.com. “Tony grew up with and at home he left a couple of snakes, he’s got an English bulldog, bearded dragons, so he’s a pet guy. He has several of those exotic animals, and when they were little, like five, we had a pot-bellied pig.

Princess and Alabama DB Tony Brown

“He found out these pigs had been mistreated and they were in a rescue shelter, so he drove past Atlanta to rescue these pigs. And one of them was my Mother’s Day gift. So, the brother lives with me. I was like, ‘You don’t really love your momma if you give her a (pig).’”

Now four months old, Princess is still small in stature, about the size of a puppy or small dog. By American and European standards all “local types” of pot-bellied pig will remain relatively small, between 16-28 inches tall, per the American Mini Pig Association.

Known as one of the funniest and fastest players by his teammates, Brown has posted several videos of Princess to Instagram via his temporary stories. His new animal friend will follow him wherever he goes and can walk outside without needing a leash.

“If you ever read about pigs ... they’re smarter than cats and dogs, they house train quickly, they really are really smart,” Walker-Brown said. “And that pig is so smart. He has a video where he’ll say, ‘Get out of the hole, pig!’ and it takes off running and comes back to him.

“And she sleeps with him. Gosh, he’s odd when it comes to that kind of stuff, but yeah, he’s got a pot-bellied pig named Princess that he loves to death.”

Brown spent Alabama’s 15 spring practices as the Star for the first-team defense -- or where he ended last season. Prior to presenting his mother with Princess’ brother, Brown registered one tackle during the A-Day Spring Game in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Brown is now preparing for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Crimson Tide corner qualified for the final meet of the year in the men’s 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay. BamaOnLine.com will have more on that prior to NCAAs.

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