Police discovered that a missing former NFL player’s mother, age 73, had been discovered dead in an Illinois creek. 

Family members notified the Maywood Police Department on Saturday that they were unable to locate or get in touch with Myrtle Brown, 73, or her 35-year-old son Sergio Brown. 

A search for missing persons was started after the news. On Saturday, Myrtle Brown’s body was discovered in a creek not far from her house. Officials determined that she was the victim of an assault, and that her death was a homicide. 

Police are currently searching desperately for the seven-season NFL player and information on what happened to him and his mother. 

Since the family was first reported missing, Nick has shared the exact identical post on Facebook two more times. 

Sheila Simmons, Myrtle Brown’s sister, revealed to WGN that she last spoke with her on September 14th. 

Simmons didn’t learn that her sister and nephew had vanished until around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Simmons arrived at the home the two shared shortly after and noticed something “out of the ordinary.” 

It’s not typical for my sister to not answer her phone or reply to texts, so we’re going to investigate what occurred. Since Friday, she has received calls and messages from people. She was inaccessible to anyone. Now, this morning I received a call that said