According to the Maywood Police Department, former NFL star Sergio Brown‘s mother passed away from wounds sustained in an assault, and her body was discovered close to a creek behind her suburban Chicago house.
Myrtle Brown, 73, was reported missing by family members on Saturday after they told police they couldn’t reach her or her son, the agency said in a news release.
According to spokeswoman Natalia Derevyanny of the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, Myrtle Brown suffered injuries as a result of an assault, and homicide was determined to be the cause of death. On Sunday, Sergio Brown’s brother posted on social media to request assistance in locating him. His brother Nick, posted on Instagram,
“My brother Sergio is still missing,” “If anyone knows where he is I want him to know that I love you and please come home.” “It’s a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together,”
“Mom always told me, ‘tough times don’t last’ and our last conversation about tough times being temporary is my beacon of hope.
“Mom, thank you for being strong, caring, diligent, fancy, funny, and for saving my art. I won’t let you down.”
Prior to signing with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010, Sergio Brown, 35, played football for Notre Dame. As a player with the Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills throughout the course of seven NFL seasons.
According to Nick Brown, who urged people to stay away from the family’s property and get in touch with Maywood police if they have any information regarding his brother’s whereabouts, the inquiry is still ongoing.
Flip the page for video of Brown who might be in Mexico going on a very bizarre rant about his mother’s death.
