discussion of family problems and bad business decisions. Kosar continues to deal with lingering health issues related to several concussions he sustained during his playing career and is currently in a treatment program to alleviate his symptoms. Kosar says the experimental treatment has been helpful and has promoted it to other players who may have developed symptoms related to chronic traumatic encephalopathy. For over a decade, Kosar's symptoms have included insomnia, slurred speech, and a ringing in his head. On September 29, 2013, Kosar was pulled over by law enforcement in Solon, Ohio for speeding and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. He later pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of reckless operation and received a $750 fine and suspended jail sentence. Kosar's political views are undetermined, but was invited to the 2016 Republican National Convention, and spoke positively of host state Ohio and host city Cleveland in the context of the Convention being held there. In 2022, he appeared in an advertisement for Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Ohio. In popular culture In the 2010 novel I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, protagonist John Smith finds an abandoned beagle named "Bernie Kosar" who becomes Smith's pet. In the 2011 film adaptation, a poster of Kosar is shown in Smith's new bedroom. Bibliography References External links Official Facebook Official Twitter 1963 births Living people American Conference Pro Bowl players American football quarterbacks Arena Football League executives Cleveland Browns players Companies that have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Dallas Cowboys players Florida Panthers owners Miami Dolphins players Miami Hurricanes football players National Hockey League executives National Hockey League owners Players of American football from Youngstown, Ohio People from Boardman, Ohio University of Miami Business School alumni American people of Hungarian descent