Former NFL player Sergio Brown missing after mother found dead

Former NFL player Sergio Brown has gone missing after his mother, Myrtle Brown, was found dead. According to a report from CNN, the woman died from injuries that occurred in an alleged assault.

Police located the body of Myrtle Brown, 73, near a creek outside her home in suburban Chicago. Authorities were called when friends and family were unable to contact Myrtle or Sergio.

According to CNN, the cause of death was ruled a homicide.

“My brother Sergio is still missing,” Nick Brown wrote on Instagram. “If anyone knows where he is I want him to know that I love you and please come home.”

Sergio Brown played in the NFL from 2010-16. He was a member of the New England Patriots (2010-11), Indianapolis Colts (2012-14), Jacksonville Jaguars (2015) and Buffalo Bills (2016). He was credited with 144 tackles in his professional career.

Prior to playing in the NFL, he attended Notre Dame.

“It’s a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together,” Nick Brown wrote. “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.”

The investigation into Myrtle Brown’s homicide is ongoing.