Florida QB Malik Zaire still has a chance to get a sixth year of NCAA eligibility, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll pursue it too heavily.
However, the former Gator sounds like he wants to give the NFL a shot. Though he likely won’t be drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, he should get his chance to work out for teams following the draft.
On Wednesday, Zaire tweeted that he’d love to go to the Cleveland Browns, even as quarterbacks like Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen express concerns about playing for the currently 0-15 team:
I would love to go to the Browns! ??
— Malik Zaire (@MalikZaire8) December 27, 2017
Zaire had plenty of bad luck with injuries in his college career, so no one really knows what he can do when he starts for a full season. He’s shown flashes of brilliance, but simply hasn’t been able to stay healthy.
Interestingly, the Browns’ current starter is DeShone Kizer, who beat out Zaire for the Notre Dame starting job last year, leading to Zaire’s transfer to Florida. It would be fun to see the two former Notre Dame quarterbacks compete for a starting job once again.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
