Ex-Jaguars DB Sergio Brown Missing, Mother Found Deceased

The former NFL defensive back's mother was found near a creek behind her Chicago home.

Authorities are searching for former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Sergio Brown after the ex-NFL player and his mother Myrtle Brown were reported missing on Saturday and, on Monday, Myrtle Brown's body was found near a creek behind her home. 

"Relatives told officers Saturday in Maywood that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown, police said," the Associated Press wrote on Monday.

"Authorities searched Monday for former NFL player Sergio Brown after his 73-year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home. Officers found Myrtle Brown's body, and a medical examiner determined Sunday that she had been injured during an assault."

Brown appeared in 15 games for the Jaguars in 2015, starting four. He also played for the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts in a career that spanned seven seasons. Brown plated collegiately at Notre Dame and signed with the Patriots as a 

“We’re going to find out what happened because it’s not normal for my sister to not answer her phone, not to respond to text messages. People have been reaching out to her since Friday. No one was able to reach her,” Myrtle Brown's sister Sheila Simmons told Chicago's WGN. “Now, I got the call this morning saying that she’s missing, so immediately I came out here and find out my sister is dead.”

Authorities say that anyone with information that can help police find Brown can reach out to Maywood Police Investigations at 708-368-4131, or Maywood PD’s anonymous tip line at 708-450-1787.