Bernie Kosar, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. Kosar played for the Cleveland Browns and then finished his career with the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins. Since retiring from football after the 1996 season, Kosar has been involved in several ventures. In 2001, he became part-owner of the Florida Panthers franchise of the National Hockey League. In 2004, he opened Bernie’s Steakhouse in South Miami, Florida. He was also publisher of Bernie’s Insiders, a magazine that covered the Browns; his role ended when it became the Orange and Brown Report at the end of 2005. The Bernie J. Kosar Jr. Charitable Trust, established in 1991, funds programs for children and young adults.
