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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
 Maier with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025 | |||||||||||||
| No. 13 – Ottawa Redblacks | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
| CFL status | American | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | April 9, 1997 Fullerton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Sacred Heart (2015 redshirt) Long Beach CC (2016) UC Davis (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Ottawa Redblacks | ||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
| Career CFL statistics as of Week 15, 2026 | |||||||||||||
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Jake Maier (born April 9, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies.
Maier was born in Fullerton, California.[1] He played football and baseball at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California.[1]
In 2015, Maier redshirted with Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.[1]
Maier played college football for the Long Beach Vikings in 2016 and was named the Southern California Football Association Central Division Offensive Player of the Year.
He then transferred to UC Davis for the next three seasons (2017 to 2019). He was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. Finished collegiate career as the UC Davis career leader in attempts (1,495), completions (992) and yards (11,163), while his career TDs (88) ranked second only to J.T. O'Sullivan.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Dan Hawkins, Maier's head coach at UC Davis, mentioned to Maier that he could potentially flourish in the Canadian Football League. Following Maier's 2017 season at UC Davis, Hawkins reached out to Ryan Dinwiddie,[3] who had played quarterback for Hawkins at Boise State University from 2001 to 2003, and had been on Hawkins' coaching staff with the Montreal Alouettes in 2013.[4] Hawkins told Dinwiddie, who was coaching quarterbacks with the Calgary Stampeders at the time, “you’d better put this kid on your [negotiation] list cause he’s legit. He’s got the ‘it’ factor. He has what I call the ‘rage to master.'”[3] The Stampeders added Maier to their negotiation list in 2018.[3]
On May 5, 2020, after completing his college career, Maier signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[5] However, he did not play that year due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.
Upon the conclusion of training camp for the 2021 season, Maier was placed on the injured list for week 1 and was then on the reserve roster for week 2.[6] The Stampeders' incumbent starting quarterback, Bo Levi Mitchell, was injured in week 1 and played through the injury in week 2, but was ultimately placed on the 6-game injured list after the second game of the season.[7] Following a competition in practice, Maier was named the team's starting quarterback over Michael O'Connor for the team's August 20, 2021 game against the Montreal Alouettes.[7] Montreal's head coach, Khari Jones, was another former UC Davis quarterback. In the win over the Alouettes, he completed 16 of 29 pass attempts for two interceptions and completed his first touchdown pass on a four-yard throw to Kamar Jorden.[8] In his second start, Maier set a Stampeder franchise record by completing 17 consecutive passes.[9] On September 6, 2021, Maier's third start, he became the first quarterback in Canadian Football League history to throw for over 300 passing yards in each of his first three career starts.[10] Maier had a 1–2 record as a starting quarterback that year. He also came off the bench in Calgary's final game of the regular season, against Winnipeg, and engineered a comeback victory in the fourth quarter.[11] On December 31, 2021, Maier signed a contract extension with the Stampeders.[9]
In 2022, Maier started the season as the backup to Bo Levi Mitchell. In Week 1, Calgary was playing against Montreal. In this game, Maier replaced Mitchell, who was limping slightly as he headed to the sidelines in the fourth quarter. Maier was able to lead Calgary to a fourth quarter victory.[12] Maier's next significant game action came in Week 11, when he replaced Mitchell in the second half and led the Stamps to victory over the Toronto Argonauts.[13] Maier was named the starting quarterback the following week,[14] and he continued to be the starter late into the season, helping the team clinch a playoff berth.[15] On September 27, 2022, the Stampeders and Maier agreed to a two-year contract extension.[16] Maier started his first playoff game, the West Semi-Final against the B.C. Lions, but he was replaced by Mitchell in the fourth quarter. Calgary lost 30–16.
In 2023, Mitchell was now with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, so Maier was Calgary's undisputed starting quarterback going into the season. Highlights of this season for Maier included starting all 18 regular season games, leading the CFL in pass attempts and completions, finishing third in passing yards, and throwing four touchdown passes in two separate games. The Stampeders finished with a disappointing 6–12 record, but were able to qualify for the playoffs. Maier started the West Semi-Final against B.C. for the second consecutive year, but Calgary would go on to lose 41–30.
In 2024, Maier started the first 11 games for the Stampeders, leading the team to a 4–7 record. Prior to the Labour Day Rematch against Edmonton, the Stampeders announced that Logan Bonner would start the game, with Maier being the No. 2 quarterback.[17] Prior to this, Maier had started 40 consecutive games (38 regular season and 2 playoff). In the Labour Day Rematch, Bonner was 21 of 36 passing for 284 yards with five interceptions and no touchdowns, and Calgary lost 37–16. The following Tuesday, as Calgary was preparing to play against the Montreal Alouettes, Maier was back taking the majority of first-team snaps at practice.[18] In the later part of the season, Matthew Shiltz started two games for Calgary. Maier ultimately started 15 games on the season, winning five and tying one. The Stampeders missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2004 season.
On December 23, 2024, it was announced that Maier had been traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2025 CFL draft.[19] On January 9, 2025, the Roughriders announced that Maier had signed a one-year contract extension with the team.[20] He dressed in all 18 games, starting two, for the Roughriders in 2025.[21] Maier was the backup to Trevor Harris for Saskatchewan's victory in the 112th Grey Cup.[22] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.[23]
On February 10, 2026, it was announced that Maier had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[24] While initially believed to be signed to be the backup behind Dru Brown, Maier was named the Redblacks' starting quarterback to open the season.[25]
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | No. | Lost | ||
| 2020 | CGY | Season cancelled | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | CGY | 11 | 3 | 1–2 | 95 | 148 | 64.2 | 1,211 | 5 | 3 | 92.5 | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CGY | 18 | 9 | 6–3 | 207 | 277 | 74.7 | 2,389 | 14 | 7 | 106.6 | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | CGY | 18 | 18 | 6–12 | 363 | 578 | 62.8 | 4,244 | 19 | 15 | 85.2 | 26 | 108 | 4.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | CGY | 18 | 15 | 5–9–1 | 357 | 494 | 72.3 | 3,841 | 22 | 14 | 97.7 | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | SSK | 18 | 2 | 1–1 | 56 | 87 | 64.4 | 617 | 2 | 2 | 83.4 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | OTT | 12 | 12 | 0–12 | 286 | 417 | 68.6 | 3,139 | 14 | 14 | 87.8 | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 95 | 59 | 19–39–1 | 1,364 | 2,001 | 68.2 | 15,441 | 76 | 55 | 92.2 | 73 | 291 | 4.4 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| Year | Game | GD | GS | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | QBR | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | No. | Lost | ||||
| 2021 | West Semi-Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | West Semi-Final | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | West Semi-Final | 1 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 304 | 2 | 2 | 90.8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | West Final | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | 112th Grey Cup | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 35 | 56 | 62.5 | 442 | 2 | 2 | 84.1 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2015 | Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirted 
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| 2016 | Long Beach City | 11 | 11 | 9–2 | 268 | 422 | 63.5 | 3,689 | 8.7 | 38 | 8 | 162.9 | 68 | 116 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2017 | UC Davis | 11 | 11 | 5–6 | 306 | 446 | 68.6 | 3,669 | 8.2 | 26 | 10 | 152.5 | 21 | 46 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2018 | UC Davis | 13 | 13 | 10–3 | 364 | 557 | 65.4 | 3,931 | 7.1 | 34 | 10 | 141.2 | 37 | −17 | −0.5 | 3 |
| 2019 | UC Davis | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 322 | 492 | 65.4 | 3,563 | 7.2 | 28 | 13 | 139.8 | 25 | −82 | −3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 47 | 47 | 29–18 | 1,260 | 1,817 | 65.0 | 14,752 | 8.1 | 126 | 41 | 153.5 | 141 | 63 | 0.5 | 6 | |
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Jake Maier (born April 9, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies.
Maier is a surname of German origin. It is a variant spelling of the more usual "Meyer", which is cognate with the English word "mayor", but with a different meaning. Individuals with the surname include: Albert Maier, founder of the German Christadelphians Alex Maier (born 2000), American long-distance runner Alexander Maier (born 1974), Austrian snowboarder Andreas Maier (born 1972), American soccer player Anneliese Maier (1905–1971), German historian of philosophy Ariane Maier (born 1981), Austrian handball player Armin Maier (born 1997), Singaporean footballer Arne Maier (born 1999), German football player Barbara Maier Gustern (1935–2022), American vocal coach and singer Ben Maier (born 2008), American auto racing driver Benjamin Maier (born 1994), Austrian bobsledder Bernd Maier (born 1974), German football player Bernhard Maier (born 1963), German professor of religious studies Bob Maier (1915–1993), American baseball player Charles Maier (disambiguation), several people Christine Maier (born 1965), Swiss television presenter and journalist Christoph Maier (born 1984), German politician Christopher Maier, American government official Colin Maier (born 1976), Canadian musician Corinne Maier (born 1963), French writer Dana Jeri Maier (born 1982), American artist, cartoonist and author Daniel Maier (born 1968), English comedy writer, television, radio and stage performer Daniela Maier (born 1996), German freestyle skier David Maier (born 1953), American computer scientist Dick Maier (1925–2017), American politician Elisabeth Maier (born 1994), Canadian skeleton racer Enrique Maier (1910–1981), Spanish tennis player Ernesto Maier (born 1946), Italian luger Florian Maier (disambiguation) Fran Maier, American technology entrepreneur Fred Anton Maier (1938–2015), Norwegian speed skater Georg Maier (1941–2021), German actor and theatre director Georg Maier (politician) (born 1967), German politician George Maier, American football player and coach Gerald Maier (1928–2025), Canadian engineer and oilman Gustav Maier (1906–?), German rower Guy Maier (1891–1956), American musician Hans Maier (disambiguation), several people Harald Maier (born 1960), Austrian cyclist Harold G. Maier (1937–2014), American legal scholar Heinrich Maier (1908–1945), Roman Catholic priest Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (1911–2000), German physicist Helmut Maier (born 1953), German mathematician Henry Maier (1918–1994), American politician Herbert Maier (1893–1969), American architect Heribert Maier (1932–2007), Austrian trade union leader Hermann Maier (born 1972), Austrian alpine skier Humberto Maier (born 2005), Brazilian motorcycle racer Jake Maier (born 1997), American football quarterback Jarrett Maier (born 1998), American actor Jeffrey Maier (born 1984), 1996 World Series baseball fan Jens Maier (born 1962), German politician (AfD) Jessica Maier (born 1994), Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast Joachim Maier (born 1955), German chemist Father Joe Maier (born 1939), American-born Thai Redemptorist priest Johann Maier (disambiguation) Johanna Maier (born 1951), Austrian chef John Mayer (born 1977), American singer, songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Maier (born 1992), German basketball player Juliane Maier (born 1987), German footballer Jürgen Maier (born 1964), British-Austrian businessman Karl Maier (disambiguation), several people Katerina Maier, Russian composer Ladislav Maier (born 1966), Czech footballer Leonie Maier (born 1992), German footballer Leopold Maier-Labergo (1907–1939), German figure skater Lothar Maier (born 1944), German politician Marco Maier (born 1999), German cross-country skier and biathlete Marcus Maier (born 1995), Austrian footballer Markus Maier (1911–2010), Austrian skier Martin Maier (1840–1893), Union Army soldier Merwin Maier (1908–1942), American bridge player Michael Maier (1568–1622), German physician, counselor, alchemist, and epigramist Michal Maier (born 1964), Czech yacht racer Mitch Maier (born 1982), American baseball player Nico Maier (born 2000), Swiss footballer Norman Maier (1900–1977), American experimental psychologist Otto Maier (disambiguation), several people Ovidiu Maier (born 1971), Romanian footballer Pamela Maier, American politician Patrik Maier (born 1996), Slovak ice hockey player Paul L. Maier (1930–2025), American history professor and novelist Pauline Maier (1938–2013), American history professor Ramona Maier (born 1995), German footballer Raphael Maier (born 1992), Austrian skeleton racer Reinhold Maier (1889–1971), German politician Robert Maier (born 1950), American filmmaker Rolf Maier (1936–2023), French weightlifter Ronald V. Maier (born 1947), American Trauma Surgeon Rudi Maier (1945–2017), West German fencer Rudolf Robert Maier 1824–1888), German pathologist Ruth Maier (c. 1920–1942), Austrian author and Holocaust victim Sabrina Maier (born 1994), Austrian alpine ski racer Samuel Maier (born 1999), Austrian skeleton athlete Sascha Maier (born 1974), German footballer Sebastian Maier (born 1993), German footballer Sepp Maier (born 1944), retired German football goalkeeper Sepp Maier (skier) (1935–2012), German cross-country skier Silke Maier-Witt (born 1950), German terrorist Stefano Maier (born 1992), German footballer Thomas Maier, American author, journalist and television producer Thomas Maier (footballer) (born 1998), Austrian footballer Tomas Maier, German fashion designer Ulrike Maier (1967–1994), Austrian alpine skier Viktor Maier (born 1990), Kyrgyz footballer Vivian Maier (1926–2009), amateur photographer Walter A. Maier (1893–1950), American radio personality and theologian Willi Maier (born 1948), German middle-distance runner William J. Maier (1876–1941), New York State politician Wolfgang Maier (born 1949), German psychiatrist and psychotherapist Yuri Maier (born 1989), Argentine Olympic wrestler
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Known for his performances on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, three Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal began acting as a child, making his debut in the western comedy film City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough came as Homer Hickam in the biopic October Sky (1999), which was followed by starring roles in the thriller Donnie Darko (2001), the romantic comedy The Good Girl (2002), the disaster film The Day After Tomorrow (2004), and the war drama Jarhead (2005). Gyllenhaal won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Jack Twist in Ang Lee's romantic western drama Brokeback Mountain (2005). Gyllenhaal emerged as a leading man in films such as Zodiac (2007), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Source Code (2011), End of Watch (2012), Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014), Southpaw (2015), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Stronger (2017), and Wildlife (2018). His highest grossing film is Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). He also starred in the action films The Guilty (2021), Ambulance (2022) and Road House (2024). He starred in the Apple TV thriller series Presumed Innocent (2024) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in a West End production of the play This Is Our Youth (2002) and Broadway productions of the musical Sunday in the Park with George (2017) as well as the plays Constellations (2014) and Sea Wall/A Life (2019), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way (1996).
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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