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Cleveland Browns legend Bernie Kosar reveals he is suffering from liver failure and Parkinson's disease
The Cleveland sports icon confirmed to 3News that he is suffering from liver failure and Parkinson's disease.

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Author: Anna Meyer
Published: 9:21 AM EDT July 9, 2024
Updated: 9:21 AM EDT July 9, 2024
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CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns QB Bernie Kosar has shared the news that he needs a liver transplant and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Kosar first shared the news in an article from Cleveland Magazine, but 3News has since spoken with Kosar who confirmed that he is dealing with liver failure and Parkinson's disease.


According to an article from Cleveland Magazine, Kosar was placed on the liver transplant list in late spring. In addition, he told Cleveland Magazine that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in February.

One of Kosar's doctors told Cleveland Magazine that "there is more than a 90% chance that Kosar will need a new liver."

Cleveland Clinic describes Parkinson's disease as "an age-related degenerative brain condition, meaning it causes parts of your brain to deteriorate. It’s best known for causing slowed movements, tremors, balance problems and more. Most cases happen for unknown reasons, but some are inherited."

Since retiring in 1996, Kosar has had a long struggle with injuries stemming from his playing days, specifically head and brain injuries. Throughout his career, Kosar says he suffered 80 broken bones, 40 surgeries, numerous seizures and countless concussions.

Last year, Kosar launched KosarWellness.com to share the supplements that he takes on a daily basis.

The Ohio native led the Browns to three AFC championship game appearances. He was cut by Cleveland coach Bill Belichick in 1993 and went on to win a Super Bowl as a backup with Dallas. Kosar passed for 23,301 yards and threw 124 touchdown passes from 1985-96.

The now 60-year-old was a star at the University of Miami before the Browns drafted him first overall in the 1985 supplemental draft.


https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports.../95-2412c895-08d1-4c55-bac9-05d61258222c

Sad news to hear. I would never wish that on anyone much less someone who I admired for what he did for the Browns. Best of luck to you Bernie.

Sad news indeed. I pray he finds some sort of miracle.

Bernie was my hero when I was a teenager. He certainly has had a rough time post football. I pray he can heal and get the help he needs.

Love Bernie, browns QB when I found them. Cool dude ever since. I remember watching pre-season games with him doing colour commentary and he routinely would predict the play coming up.

As is the case with most of us, he is my favorite Browns quarterback of all time.

What hit home to me was the cirrhosis diagnosis. Whether you're an ex-athlete or not, the liver deal is a long and painful ordeal (most always terminal in one way or the other),

It's strange how this thing affects how you behave, your alertness and the appearance. When toxins don't get washed from the body, weird things happen

First hand, I can say how sick it makes you feel .

Heart is with him.

wishing him all the best - praying for a miracle cure.

Bernie drank to much and doesn't seem to be a good subject for transplant....we are all born and die.....he needs to get ready.

WOW

That was my first thought. Then, I tried to see a different way he could mean it. Then I just shook my head and despaired for humanity.

I hope Bernie can get healthy. But if he has
cirrhosis of the liver and it does stem from
excessive drinking then only he has himself
to Blame. It's simple you can either drink
or not drink alcohol. No one forced him
to booze it up

Every one of us has done things that are not good for us ...... overeating, having sex with the wrong person/people, not exercising, smoking .... and so on.

Should we just say, "Oh well, this person did this, that, and some other thing ..... so they deserve whatever they get"?

Bernie is only 60. He can get on a list for a liver transplant if he quits drinking. Lots of people have cirrhosis and get transplants, or don't even get transplants and live long lives as long as they follow diet restrictions.

Edit: I see the article says he was put on a transplant list. To qualify for a transplant list you can't be actively drinking. So, perhaps alcohol isn't the problem.

Question for some of you.

How much does Bernie Drink???
How much did Bernie drink. ???
Does Bernie have CTE ???
Does Bernie have Parkinson's disease???
What other health problems does Bernie have???

Y'all can't answer all those questions yet you act like you know the answers.

It's pretty sad to read those replies you are talking about. I wonder if it was one of their family members who were in a terrible car accident while they were speeding and at fault...... would they simply not care if they died because after all, the accident was their fault? It's just sad to see people think that way. One would have thought even if they did think that way they certainly wouldn't want to put it on public display.

It logical to think that. One poster looked like a dingle berry. I do know that Bernies speech is greatly improved. As he said on the show, he again enunciates his words rather chew on them.

Absolutely not, however, the term "deserve" is being applied to the wrong side of the picture.

What he deserves has no bearing. The question that has to be asked, and will be I'm sure, is whether or not others on the list are more deserving of that transplant than he is after you take into account everyone's life choices.
Edit to add: Actually, it ABSOLUTELY needs to be questioned on whether or not he deserves a transplant. That question MUST be asked of every potential recipient; then after that, if he was in this boat of his own accord, you must seriously apply the question of whether or not others are more deserving.



That said, this is America and he is famous and wealthy, so he will get his transplant.
Lists have a funny way of getting rearranged for the wealthy & connected.

Fairly certain transplant lists are based on need, not deserve. Deserve isn't really a consideration. To be on a list you have to qualify and there are things that prevent you from being on the list such as continuing with addictions that hurt your liver. He qualified to be on the list. So all he really has to do is stay sober, take care of himself, and wait.

More on Bernie

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...s-into-overtime-of-life-terry-pluto.html

Ok, first time I read through all of this, I thought we were talking about the Vermont politician Bernie 😆