Bernie Kosar’s health struggles began well before that cold December 2023 night at a Browns–Jets home game. He’d been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver (stage three) as early as March 2023, yet continued to push forward, brushing off worsening symptoms. But that night, his body finally gave way. “ I really felt like I wasn’t going to make it home from the Jets game, ” he later shared as the medical chart went on to get more complicated, eventually placing him on a liver transplant list.

By mid-February, “an independent NFL doctor” had diagnosed him with Parkinson’s disease. After much debate on whether he’d actually need a transplant or could even live with one, he had to get on the list. For the better part of the year, he has been able to keep in relatively good condition, but

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