GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Notre Dame graduate transfer Malik Zaire probably didn't have the year he hoped to after picking Florida for the 2017 season, playing in just four games before ultimately suffering a season-ending knee injury.

When he arrived at Florida, he had the opportunity to apply for a sixth year of eligibility due to multiple injuries suffered during his time at Notre Dame.

But it certainly doesn't appear that Zaire plans to do that, even with new coach Dan Mullen running a much more favorable system for the dual-threat veteran.

"I would love to go to the Browns!" Zaire tweeted on Wednesday.

An Ohio native, Zaire was actually beat out by current Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer while at Notre Dame. Kizer has piled up some truly awful stats after being taken as a second-round selection, with the Browns staring at a winless season heading into Week 17.

Meanwhile, Zaire finished just 32-56 passing for 349 yards and no touchdowns for the Gators this fall. He threw one interception.

Despite the fact that Florida doesn't have any returning dual-threat quarterbacks on the roster other than him, that may be all the Gators get from Zaire.

And perhaps that's OK as the Gators look to move past the Jim McElwain era, a brief period that was littered with transfer quarterbacks who never quite panned out.

Mullen was able to secure the nation's No. 40 overall prospect, dual-threat prospect Emory Jones, in the Early Signing Period. Jones will be an early enrollee and able to compete for the starting job this spring.

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