Bernie Kosar was booted from his radio gig with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday ... after the ex-quarterback bet on his former team to beat the Steelers.
The Browns ended up losing, 28-14, but not only did Kosar lose his $19k ... he also lost his pregame radio show job with the team -- due to breaking one of the league's most unforgivable rules.
"Earlier this week we notified Bernie, that per league policy, we were required to remove him from our pregame radio coverage for the season finale after he violated the NFL gambling policy by placing a bet on an NFL game," the Browns said on Sunday."We understand what Bernie means to this community and our history but as team contracted personnel hired to provide content on our media platforms, his bet was a violation of NFL rules and we must adhere to all NFL policy.
Kosar addressed the move on Twitter ... saying,"I am shocked & disappointed. Brown & Orange is my life … Go #Browns." Kosar isn't the only one in the Browns organization getting the boot on Sunday -- the team also canned defensive coordinator
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