Browns legend Bernie Kosar receives new liver: 'I'm feeling good'

Cleveland Browns fable Bernie Kosar received a caller liver connected Monday aft being connected the transplant database for much than a year.

Kosar made the announcement successful a video posted to his societal media.

"Hey, I’m retired and I’m feeling good. Just acceptable to bask the remainder of the week and the remainder of our lives," helium said.

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Former backmost Bernie Kosar waves during a Browns' alumni lawsuit earlier the Green Bay Packers crippled successful Cleveland, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

The transplant took spot astatine University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center successful University Circle, UH spokesperson Ansley Kelm said.

"The full UH squad has grown fond of Bernie and we are astonished by the indomitable tone Browns fans person known and loved for decades," Kelm said. "As with each organ donations, we are humbled and awed by the generosity of the donor and their family. Due to confidentiality laws, we cannot supply further details astir the donor,"

In 2024, Kosar told Cleveland Magazine helium had learned helium had been diagnosed with 2 conditions — cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson’s disease. Kosar was placed connected a liver transplant list. Doctors told the outlet that the NFL fable had shown signs of betterment pursuing the diagnosis.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Bernie Kosar successful enactment against the Miami Dolphins astatine Joe Robbie Stadium connected Oct. 8, 1989. (USA Today Sports)

Kosar started his nonrecreational shot vocation with the Browns successful 1985. He spent 9 seasons successful Cleveland, departing aft appearing successful 7 games successful 1993. Kosar finished the twelvemonth with the Dallas Cowboys, winning the Super Bowl astatine the extremity of the 1993 season.

Kosar threw for 21,904 yards during his tally with the Browns. He remains successful 3rd spot connected the Browns' all-time passing yards list. Cleveland precocious to 3 AFC title games with Kosar.

Browns caput manager Kevin Stefanski said Monday helium texted Kosar to privation him bully luck.

"Yeah, I mean, Bernie’s my guy. I cognize that this municipality has specified a peculiar narration with Bernie from his playing days and past the interaction that he’s had connected this assemblage implicit the people of each these years," Stefanski said. "I didn’t person that acquisition with Bernie anterior to coming here, but since I’ve been here, helium has conscionable been specified a supportive idiosyncratic of me, truthful benignant to my family.

Bernie Kosar, left, and Tom Brady airs for a photograph arsenic they speech connected the tract during warmups earlier a crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and the Browns successful Cleveland, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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"I deliberation helium sees my household each crippled time and conscionable is truthful bully to them. So, he’s a peculiar person. He’s a peculiar Cleveland Brown, and we are each rooting for him and we are each close determination with him close now."

Fox News’ Chantz Martin and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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