Super Bowl champion, Browns great Bernie Kosar reveals health update amid delayed liver transplant

Former Cleveland Browns backmost Bernie Kosar continues to look superior wellness issues. 

On Wednesday, the Super Bowl victor confirmed helium underwent "two assertive procedures" to code interior bleeding.

Kosar remains successful request of a liver transplant, which has been postponed. A 3rd cognition is besides connected the horizon. 

An infected donor organ caused the delay, Kosar said successful a video posted to his X account. The 61-year-old is present asking for support.

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Former NFL backmost Bernie Kosar connected the tract anterior to a preseason crippled betwixt the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns connected Aug. 8, 2019 astatine FirstEnergy Stadium successful Cleveland. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

"Grateful for each the thoughts and prayers. I americium successful the infirmary getting immoderate attraction and keeping that fighter’s tone strong," Kosar wrote connected X. 

The Browns quoted tweeted Kosar's station and wrote, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Bernie. We emotion you and are with you each measurement of the way. If anyone tin enactment beardown done this, it's you."

"All the duress close now, I could truly usage your love, enactment and existent prayers today," Kosar said successful the video arsenic helium sat successful a infirmary bed.

Kosar besides mentioned Veterans Day and inactive selflessly shined a airy connected his ongoing efforts to assistance others done his Kosar Wellness foundation.

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"Yesterday was Veterans Day. And being capable to proudly, not lone beryllium capable assistance my ex-teammates and players, but proudly assistance our veterans and archetypal responders who are successful tragically mode much challenging situations than me. So, arsenic atrocious arsenic I'm feeling and arsenic overmuch assistance and enactment arsenic I tin usage from you today, delight enactment america and each the different radical that are truthful worse disconnected than me." 

Bernie Kosar speaks connected SiriusXM astatine Super Bowl LIX connected Feb. 05, 2025 successful New Orleans, Louisiana. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Kosar told FOX 8 successful Cleveland that his latest country was successful. "Went great," Kosar said. "Now praying for a liver."

Some of Kosar's erstwhile teammates reached retired with messages of enactment for the Browns great.

"BK, my prayers are with you," erstwhile Browns moving backmost Earnest Byner told the outlet. "I ever respected and loved you."

He added: "I’d similar for you to support fighting. Keep your hopes up. Know that we emotion you. Know that I emotion you."

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

Chicago Bears antiaircraft extremity Richard Dent (95) pursues Cleveland Browns backmost Bernie Kosar (19) during the Hall of Fame Game astatine Fawcett Stadium connected Aug. 4, 1990 successful Cleveland, Ohio. (Imagn Images)

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 Super Bowl XXVIII astatine the extremity of the season.

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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 Championship Games with Kosar.

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