Zach Williams' love for animals has made for an interesting home life for his mother, Keli.
Williams, who's one of the most coveted defensive ends in the nation, has mended birds back to health, has pampered turtles in air-conditioned comfort and taken in stray dogs.
Her son's actions remind Keli of a character played by Eddie Murphy, who conversed with animals in a popular 1998 movie.
"He will go out and find the owners," Keli said of the dogs. "He'll bring them in, feed them and water them. He's just like Doctor Doolittle. That's what we call him.