Former LSU safety Chad Jones will be honored Saturday for his achievements at LSU during the Tigers’ game against Tennessee.
 
Jones, one of only two players in college history with a BCS national title and a baseball national title, said he will join his family and loved ones on the field after the first quarter.
 
“Going out there in front of the whole team, the whole crowd, and standing in front of all the teammates, I think that’ll be a big-time thing for me,” Jones said.
 
LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette said the presentation will be a recap of Jones’ LSU career.
 
“We’re going to show a video,” Bonnette said. “He’s going to be on the field with his family, and he’ll watch the game from up in the press box.”
 
Jones led the Tigers with three interceptions his junior season before declaring for the NFL draft.
 
He was selected in the third round by the New York Giants before seriously injuring his left leg June 25 in a car accident in New Orleans.
 
Jones said he has been in rehab in New Orleans since getting released from a New York hospital at the end of July. He expects the crowd to have an impact on him after what he has been through in recent months.
 
“It’ll definitely motivate me to just want to keep going to my rehab and doing the things I need to do to get back on the field,” he said.
 
Jones said he loved playing football with his brother, former defensive end Rahim Alem, and couldn’t have asked for a better experience in his three seasons at LSU.
 
“I made some good friends, learned a lot and had a great time playing both sports,” Jones said. “It was one of the best times of my life.”
 
He said Saturday’s game will be his second of the season after attending LSU’s home opener against Mississippi State on Sept. 18.
 
 
 
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