Authorities searched Monday for a former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home.

What You Need To Know

  • Authorities are searching for a former NFL player after his 73--year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home

  • Relatives told police Saturday that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown

  • Officers found Myrtle Brown's body

  • Sergio Brown played defensive back from 2010 through 2016 with the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills

Relatives told officers Saturday in Maywood that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown, police said.

Officers found Myrtle Brown's body, and a medical examiner determined Sunday that she had been injured during an assault.

Sergio Brown played defensive back from 2010 through 2016 with the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. He graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood and attended the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

Maywood is about 12 miles west of Chicago.

Former NFL player Sergio Brown’s mother is found dead, and now he is missing