Maven Maurer

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Maven Maurer
No. 19
Date of birth (1975-11-06) November 6, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) FB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight230 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 2005 Dick Suderman Trophy
HonoursEskimos' Most Outstanding Special Teams Player (2006)
Career stats

Maven Maurer (born November 6, 1975 as Michael Maurer) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a fullback and special teams player for 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). She played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, BC Lions, Ottawa Renegades, and Edmonton Eskimos. Maurer made her first public reference to her transgender transition on social media in June 2023. [1]

Maurer served in the Canadian Forces from 1993 to 1994. She played junior football with the Regina Rams from 1994 to 1996 and was signed as a territorial exemption by the Saskatchewan 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 the 88th Grey Cup in 2000, and appeared in 17 games in 2001. She was selected by the Ottawa 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 on special teams. In the 93rd Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes, which the Eskimos won by a score of 38-35 in overtime, she caught 4 passes for 41 yards substituting for fullback Mathieu Bertrand and won the Dick 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 is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. [6]

Maurer is openly transgender. [7] She was named (as Maven) to the Edmonton 2000s All-Decade Team as a special teamer in 2024. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Azpiri, Jon (December 13, 2024). "Transgender former CFL player says attending B.C. Lions ceremony as authentic self was 'euphoric'". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Griwkowsky, Con (May 14, 2008). "Wolverine calls it a career". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Maurer lured away from logging". CFL.ca. October 8, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Throwback Thursday: FB Mike Maurer". Edmonton Elks. April 17, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Wolverine ready to retire claws". CFL.ca. January 15, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mike 'Wolverine' Maurer bears claws". CFL.ca. October 25, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ mavenmaurer. "Seeing my teammates from our BC Lions 2000 Grey Cup Championship team..." Instagram.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2000s All-Decade Team". Edmonton Elks. September 22, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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