Ella Scott
Former professional NFL star Sergio Brown has released a concerning video days after his mother was found murdered and he was reported missing.
On Saturday, a missing persons report was filed against the 35-year-old and his deceased mother by various family members.
However, Brown recently took to social media to share a now-deleted video with his followers via what seems to be his second Instagram account, @intplayerwithapassport.
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In the clip, posted to his Instagram Stories, the former New England Patriots Safety referenced the Pixar animation, Finding Nemo, in a new update.
He said: “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.
“What the f***? Missing? They ain’t never seen Finding Nemo? What the f*** is going on?
“This is traumatic. Lucky I don’t have to say a joke. You … what the f***? Just keep swimming.”
In a more recent update, Brown posted another video of himself walking shirtless around a location he tagged as Maywood, Illinois.
In the clip, he was singing lyrics to Drake’s ‘Legend’: “Oh my God, oh my God, if I die I’m a legend.”
The two videos come after he and his mother, Myrtle Brown, were both reported missing last weekend.
Following a search by police, Myrtle was found dead at her home in a suburb of Chicago.
Investigators believe that the 73-year-old was assaulted before she died.
According to police in the town of Maywood, officers investigating a missing persons report filed by family members discovered her 'unresponsive near a creek to the rear of her residence'.
After Brown’s mother’s body was transported to a medical examiner’s office, it was determined that she had died of multiple assault injuries.
At this time, the police have yet to state whether Brown is a suspect or a person of interest in the case.
Following the discovery of his mother, Brown’s brother, Nick, took to social media and pleaded for anyone with information on his brother’s whereabouts to come forward.
He wrote: “If you have any information on Sergio's whereabouts please send them to the Maywood Police Department.
"It's a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together. Mom always told me, 'tough times don't last' and our last conversation about tough times being temporary is my beacon of hope."
Elsewhere, Nick advised people not to go to the family’s property in Maywood as the investigation was still ongoing.
Brown played for the Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars before leaving the NFL in 2016, but has apparently been acting out of character recently.
Local resident Carlos Cortez told CBS: “[The family] said he wasn't himself the last few months. He was out of his mind.”
Footage from Cortez’s ring doorbell has also been shared with the police.
“They seen him taking out the trash, and they seen him have a bonfire where he burned all her clothes,” he said.
“I just hope that the family has closure, and I'll be praying for them. I hope the family gets through this. And I'll keep them in mind in my prayers.”
Maywood Police are asking anyone with any information on Sergio Brown's whereabouts to contact Maywood Police or local law enforcement.