Maywood police are searching for a former NFL player after they found his mother dead near a creek behind her home.

       Family members told police on Saturday that they couldn’t locate Myrtle Brown, 73, or her son Sergio Brown, 35, according to the Maywood Police Department. Officers started a missing person report and made attempts to find both individuals.

       Sergio Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood and the University of Notre Dame.

       During a second and wider search, police said they discovered Myrtle Brown unresponsive close to a creek to the rear of her residence. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Officer ruled her death a homicide Sunday afternoon, saying she suffered multiple injuries during an assault.