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| Date of birth | (1975-11-06)November 6, 1975 (age 49) |
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| Place of birth | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | FB |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| CJFL | Regina Rams |
| High school | F.W. Johnson Collegiate |
| CFL draft | 1997 / round: Territorial exemption |
| Drafted by | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1997–2000 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2000–2001 | BC Lions |
| 2002–2004 | Ottawa Renegades |
| 2005–2009 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards | 2005Dick Suderman Trophy |
| Honours | Eskimos' Most Outstanding Special Teams Player (2006) |
| Career stats | |
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Maven Maurer (born November 6, 1975 asMichael Maurer) is a Canadian former professionalfootball player who was afullback andspecial teams player for 13 seasons in theCanadian Football League (CFL). She played with theSaskatchewan Roughriders,BC Lions,Ottawa Renegades, andEdmonton Eskimos. Maurer made her first public reference to hertransgendertransition on social media in June 2023.[1]
Maurer served in theCanadian Forces from 1993 to 1994. She playedjunior football with theRegina Rams from 1994 to 1996 and was signed as a territorial exemption by theSaskatchewan Roughriders in 1997, appearing in 39 games over four seasons with the Roughriders before being released in August 2000. Maurer signed with the BC Lions and won the88th Grey Cup in 2000, and appeared in 17 games in 2001. She was selected by theOttawa Renegades in their 2002 expansion draft and appeared in 44 games with the Renegades over the next three seasons. After the Renegades folded, Maurer signed with Edmonton on May 15, 2005, and made her impact primarily onspecial teams. In the93rd Grey Cup against theMontreal Alouettes, which the Eskimos won by a score of 38-35 in overtime, she caught 4 passes for 41 yards substituting for fullbackMathieu Bertrand and won theDick Suderman Trophy as the Most Valuable Canadian in the Grey Cup. Maurer retired from football in May 2008.[2] Although Maurer started a logging business, she came out of retirement late in the 2009 season to rejoin Edmonton,[3] playing in three regular season games.
Following retirement again in 2009, Maurer's 13 years in the CFL resulted in playing 152 games, during which she rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries, caught 64 passes for 643 yards and three more scores, and made a combined 172 tackles (4 defensive and 168 on special teams).[4]
While playing for Edmonton, Maurer was married and had several children.[5] Maurer debuted in Maximum Fighting Championship during the CFL off-season in 2006. Using the nickname Wolverine, her fighting style isBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[6]
Maurer is openlytransgender.[7] She was named (as Maven) to the Edmonton 2000s All-Decade Team as a special teamer in 2024.[8]