Bernie Kosar Sacked from Radio Gig After Ex-Browns QB Bets $19K on Team

Former Grover Cleveland Browns field general Bernie Kosar has been relieved of his duties as a squad radiocommunication announcer. That’s after placing a publicized play on his older team up during the for the first time hebdomad of legalized sports betting inward Ohio.

Kosar had been piece of the team’s pregame radio show. But on Sun morning, he tweeted that his “services are no more longer desired or needed” by the NFL team.

The former quarterback’s sacking comes more than a week after Tipico proclaimed the firstly play it would submit in Ohio River would live from Kosar, who would wager $19,000 – a nod to his older tee shirt figure – on his former team up whipping the Pittsburgh Steelers inwards Sunday’s flavour finale.

Kosar also mentioned the bet a week on another demonstrate he does with former Browns mate Hanford Dixon. He said that if it won, he would donate the proceeds to charity and then joked virtually going to the Browns practise and recommending some plays he said would assist them win the game.

The Steelers ended up winning, 28-14.

A content to Tipico for point out was not now returned on Monday.

NFL Policy on Betting

After the mettlesome on Dominicus evening, the Browns said inwards a financial statement to Cleveland.com that they notified Kosar earlier inwards the calendar week that he had to follow removed because he stone-broke conference rules.

We read what Bernie agency to this biotic community and our history, but as squad contracted personnel hired to cater content on our media platforms, his wager was a violation of NFL rules and we must adhere to all NFL policy,” the statement said.

The NFL’s insurance policy on gambling is clear, especially when it comes to betting on conference games. No NFL personnel, including full-time and part-time workers for clubs, put up play on any aspect of a conference gamey or practice.

Further, only players are allowed to play on other sports.

Last month, New York Jets astray receivers handler Miles Austin was suspended for making wagers that, according to his attorney, were made on professional person sports remote of the NFL. Austin is appealing the decision.

Sportsbooks Flock to Ex-Jocks

Former athletes often participate in ceremonial 1st wagers for sports betting operators when they clear a new retail sportsbook or debut an app in a state.

Ohio was certainly no elision to that. Besides Kosar, Hard Rock had former Cincinnati Red Pete Rose pee the first off bet at its Cincinnati casino’s sportsbook. And Rose’s older mate George V Stephen Foster and former Cincinnati Bengal defensive attitude lineman Tim Krumrie made the firstly bets at the BetMGM retail sportsbook at the Reds Great American Lucille Ball Park.

Those ties to sportsbooks can buoy make some murky situations. Last month, New Jersey gaming regulators ordered bets placed on the Citrus Bowl after Dec. 15 be voided. That was the particular date legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees announced he would aid four-in-hand his alma mater Purdue inwards the Jan. 2 bowlful game.

Brees had a longstanding human relationship with PointsBet as an ambassador. The Australian-based manipulator did non officially sever ties with Brees until a calendar week later.