Former Wigan, St Helens and Bradford star Bryn Hargreaves, who has been missing in the US for over a month, suffered a car crash in December, his family have revealed.
Hargreaves, 36, has been living Stateside for a decade but has not been in touch with his family since just after the New Year.
The prop forward retired aged 26 after his contract wasn't renewed by Bradford, who were in serious financial difficulties.