Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar was pulled off the team’s pregame radio show Sunday for betting on Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Votes tweeted out that his “services are no longer desired or needed” on Sunday morning.
Earlier in the week, Kosar said on his own radio show that he bet $19,000 on the Browns, although he noted he would be giving the winnings to charity. Kosar wore the No. 19 when he starred with the Browns during the 1980s.
.@BernieKosarQB bet $19K on the #Browns on @tipico as the first sports bet in Ohio 😳
He’s donating the money to charity if he wins that bet today.#RideWithBernie: https://t.co/n5ddoQOQQi pic.twitter.com/k5DpFnnrrX
— The Bernie Kosar Show w/ Hanford Dixon (@BernieKosarShow) January 8, 2023
The NFL prohibits team personnel from betting on its games.
Cleveland.com first reported Kosar getting pulled for betting on Sunday’s game.