Bernie Kosar Says Browns Fired Him; bet on which team would be to blame

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Bernie Kosar said the Cleveland Browns told him Sunday morning they had severed ties with their former quarterback, who worked on the team’s radio shows and as an ambassador.

“I have been informed by the Browns that my services are no longer wanted or needed,” Kosar tweeted. “I will not be doing the radio show today. I am shocked and disappointed Brown & Orange is my life”

Cleveland.com, citing a league source, said Kosar’s termination was the result of a $19,000 bet he placed on the Browns to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season finale. Sunday. Kosar, 59, discussed on The Bernie Kosar Show placing the first bet with Tipico sportsbook, and the company issued a press release hailing the bet and its exclusive partnership with Cleveland-based sports and entertainment network BIGPLAY.

Sports betting in Ohio became legal on January 1, and Kosar made the bet just after midnight.

NFL staff and players are banned from betting on football. Cleveland.com said that rule extended to Kosar in his role with the Browns.

The Browns selected Kosar, of Boardman, Ohio, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1985 NFL Supplemental Draft. He spent more than eight seasons with the Browns, amassing a 53-51-1 record as a starter.

He had two chances to lead the Browns to a Super Bowl. In back-to-back AFC Championship games in 1987 and 1988 against the Denver Broncos, Cleveland was thwarted by groundbreaking events that became known simply as “The Drive” and “The Fumble”.

Kosar won a Super Bowl as a backup with the Dallas Cowboys and finished his career with the Miami Dolphins, where he played college football with the Miami Hurricanes.

In 128 career games (108 starts), Kosar threw for 23,301 yards with 124 touchdowns and 87 interceptions.

–Field level media

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