After an extended wait for a donor organ, former NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar announced that he is scheduled to receive a liver transplant. Kosar, who underwent multiple procedures last week to address internal bleeding, said early Monday morning in a social media video that he was moments away from having the transplant surgery.
Kosar was initially set to receive the transplant last weekend, but the procedure was delayed as the donor organ was infected. The former Cleveland Browns star previously announced that doctors diagnosed him with cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson's disease. He now has reason for optimism in one of his lengthy health battles.
"It may not be Victory Monday on the football field, but here we are at 4:23 in the morning at University Hospital, and it's abs

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