Sergio Brown, seen here with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images)
Police in the Chicago suburb of Maywood say former NFL defensive back Sergio Brown is missing and that they found his mother dead by a creek near their home.
Maywood police classified the death of 73-year-old Myrtle Brown as a homicide, the Chicago Tribune reports. The report said police issued a missing persons report Saturday when family members said they couldn’t find Brown and his mother.
They conducted a search, during which Myrtle Brown’s body was found, but Sergio’s whereabouts remain unknown. The Cook County coroner determined that Myrtle Brown suffered injuries in an attack, leading to the conclusion that it was a homicide.
Further details of the situation have not been released and police have not named a suspect in Myrtle Brown’s death.
Brown, 35, is a Maywood native who played college at Notre Dame. He played seven seasons in the NFL, starting in 2010 with the New England Patriots. He also played with the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars before finishing his career with the Buffalo Bills in 2016. He played in 94 NFL games, including 15 starts.