Son Of Ex-NFL Player Missing For Weeks; Police Probe Disturbing Allegations

The 14-year-old son of former NFL defensive tackle Daniel Muir has been missing for two weeks and Indiana authorities have launched a probe into disturbing abuse allegations, the New York Post reports.

Indiana State Police issued a silver alert for Bryson Muir , who was last seen by relatives driving away from his grandmother's Ohio home with his mother on June 16. The department said the mother's vehicle was stopped by local authorities minutes later, at which point the boy was gone.

An investigation was launched by authorities into Daniel and Kristin Muir , both reported to be persons of interest in the ongoing case, after the teenager's grandmother provided officials with a photograph showing Bryson with a blackened and swollen eye. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound teenager, who was last seen wearing an orange Under Armor shirt and blue jeans, is suspected to be in immediate danger.

The Indianapolis Star reported that Daniel Muir and his wife told police they'd bring Bryson to Indianapolis State Police headquarters to prove he was OK, however, "backed out" an hour before the arrangement was set to take place, which authorities claim "signaled an unwillingness to cooperate."

The Muirs live in Logansport, Indiana, on land owned by the Straitway Truth Ministries, a religious group based in Tennessee that has been accused of being a cult and claims on its website that it is a “nation of Hebrew Israelites who are commandment keepers; obedient to Yah and our savior, Jesus the Christ. We are blessed with a vibrant deliverance ministry and life changing truth from a true Jeremiah 3:15 Pastor.” Former Green Bay Packers defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila was among the former NFL players reported to have renounced his Christian faith and joined Straitway Truth Ministries as part of a Sports Illustrated article published in 2020.

Muir went undrafted in 2007 before signing with the Green Bay Packers as a rookie and later being claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts in 2008. The former Kent State standout started in 27 of 56 total career games for four teams -- also including the New York Jets and then-Oakland Raiders -- from 2007 to 2013.