Overview
- The 61-year-old former Browns quarterback posted a video from his hospital bed saying he is out of surgery and feeling good.
- Close friend Jim McCarthy said the operation at UH Cleveland Medical Center began around 5 a.m. and concluded near 10 a.m., calling it as good as hoped.
- The procedure followed a week of recurrent internal bleeding that required multiple procedures before doctors could proceed.
- A planned transplant days earlier was canceled after the donor liver tested positive for infection, contributing to the delay.
- Kosar, who disclosed cirrhosis and Parkinson’s in 2024 and has been on the transplant list since spring of that year, received public support including a Browns tribute on Sunday.