Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar was to underg liver transplant surgery Monday in Cleveland. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPINov. 17 (UPI) -- Former Miami and Cleveland Browns star quarterback Bernie Kosar will undergo a liver transplant Monday in Cleveland, he announced on X. I'm looking forward to heading on down to get that liver transplant. Kosar, 61, announced last year that he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson's disease. Kosar led the University of Miami Hurricanes to their first national title in 1983.