For the second time in two weeks, Cleveland Browns legendary quarterback Bernie Kosar has been discharged from University Hospitals after undergoing liver transplant surgery in November.

“Discharged today from UH and heading home with gratitude,” Kosar wrote in a post to X Tuesday afternoon, along with a video update. “On Giving Tuesday, I’m reminded of the impact we can have on one another. Thanks for the love. Umatter.”

Kosar, 62, was initially discharged from University Hospitals on Nov. 24, one week after his surgery on Nov. 17.

On Sunday, however, he announced he had been re-admitted to UH less than one week after being discharged.

“Game day good morning. Trying to stay positive, but obviously a little bummed,” Kosar said in a video posted to X. “Let’s have a winning day. You matter. Go Browns.”

Kosar’s liver transplant surgery was five hours long, according to Dr. Zoe Lewis, who performed the procedure. She said that his surgery was “uneventful, thankfully,” and that he was one of few patients who was able to have their breathing tube removed in the operating room following surgery. Lewis said Kosar’s recovery process will include a routine follow-up program with UH which includes “lots of blood testing” on a weekly basis.

Upon his initial discharge from UH on Nov. 24, Kosar admitted there were times in recent months where his health challenges and numerous surgeries had him considering his own mortality.

“There was no way I thought I was going to be here for my 62nd birthday,” Kosar said. “There was no way I thought I was going to be healthy, let alone walking out of here.

“I feel like a walking miracle,” he added.

Following his surgery, Kosar said he was “planned and prepared” for his recovery road ahead and that he hasn’t “felt this good in years,” he told cleveland.com’s Terry Pluto.

“[I’m] really excited to be attacking the first day of the rest of my life with the great gift that I was given yesterday,” Kosar said in a video from his hospital bed posted to X on Nov. 18, one day after his surgery.

“I was planned and prepared for what happened yesterday, and I’m planned and prepared for what’s going on today. So let’s keep up with our preparation and planning to get that great success. And remember today, all the people, families and communities we’ve touched, we can make such a winning, positive difference. You matter,” he added.

Kosar’s liver transplant was the most recent of a half-dozen surgeries he has undergone in recent weeks.

On Nov. 12, Kosar posted a video to X requesting prayers for his health after he underwent two “aggressive procedures” to stop internal bleeding. The following day, Kosar said he had just completed his fifth recent surgery after “the bleeding came back way aggressively in the middle of the night.”

Last month, Jim McCarthy, a close friend of Kosar’s, launched a GoFundMe fundraiser on behalf of Kosar to help assist with his medical costs. The fundraiser has surpassed $172,000 of its $300,000 goal as of Tuesday morning.

On Thanksgiving Day, Kosar donated $25,000 from the GoFundMe to the family of Bryce Dunlap, a 21-year-old Cleveland man whose family donated his liver to Kosar after Bryce’s death last month.

“This family changed my life forever when they blessed me with the incredible gift of Bryce’s liver,” Kosar wrote in a Facebook post announcing the donation. “Their generosity gave me a second chance, and I will never stop honoring Bryce’s legacy.”

Kosar announced he was suffering from liver failure and in need of a transplant during an interview with Cleveland Magazine in July 2024. He was placed on UH’s liver transplant list in spring 2024. In that same interview, Kosar also announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

“I’ve got early dementia,” Kosar told Pluto last week. “I got early Parkinson’s. I’ve got a lot of stuff going on, but I’m telling you – I haven’t felt this good in years.”

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Kosar played eight-plus seasons in Cleveland after the Browns selected the former Miami national champion quarterback first overall in the 1985 NFL Supplemental Draft.

He earned one Pro Bowl selection with the Browns and ranks second in franchise history in pass completions (1,853), pass attempts (3,150) and playoff wins (3); third in passing yards (21,904) and QB wins (53); and fourth in passing touchdowns (116).