Browns sever ties with Bernie Kosar after he bets $19,000 on Browns-Steelers game
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Bernie Kosar lost his contract with the Browns because he placed a $19,000 bet on the team to beat the Steelers. The NFL profits from its relationships with sports books. The league forbids its employees from using sports betting. Calvin Ridley, Miles Austin and Bernie Kosara are the first to be associated with gambling-related consequences.