CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kevin Stefanski opened his Monday video conference with well wishes for Bernie Kosar, who underwent a liver transplant on Monday morning at University Hospitals.

A Youngstown, Ohio, native who won a national championship at the University of Miami, Kosar played for the Browns from 1985 to 1993 and had stints with the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He threw for 23,301 yards and 124 touchdowns in his career, which ended in 1996. Kosar, 61, has 4 children with his ex-wife.