Julio Jones, the former Alabama star and All Pro Atlanta Falcons wide receiver, is venturing into the car business with the opening of a Kia and Mazda dealership in Tuscaloosa.

Julio Jones Kia and Julio Jones Mazda will open Tuesday at 4301 Greensboro Ave in Tuscaloosa, according to a news release from his agents Darien Southerland and Tim Newton, of the BG AD Group. Jones will have a news conference that's open to the public at the dealership Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

Jones has partnered with a team that will oversee the dealership while he continues his football career in Atlanta, the announcement states. Day-to-day operations will be handled by Carriage Automotive Group in Gainesville, Georgia.

Jones, a Foley native, was a first-round pick in the 2011 draft. He was part of Alabama's 2009 National Championship team under Head Coach Nick Saban.

Jones' Tuscaloosa dealership opens less than a week before Saban's new Mercedes lot opens in Irondale on Feb. 5. Saban and business partner Joe Agresti also opened a Mercedes dealership in Nashville and bought the Crown Mercedes dealership in Hoover.