Maher received All-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald at the end of the season.

[4] As a redshirt freshman and as a sophomore, he appeared in all games as the holder for field goals and extra points, while also serving as the backup punter behind Alex Henery.

Maher made 19-of-23 field goals, 43-of-44 extra points and averaged 44.5 yards per punt (sixth in school history).

He made 20-of-27 field goals, all of his 59 extra point attempts, 57 touchbacks out of 96 kickoffs, and averaged 41.8 yards per punt.

Maher was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets after the 2013 NFL draft on May 12, 2013, earning the contract following a rookie minicamp tryout.

[10] On August 11, 2013, Maher was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, to play in the preseason while Dan Bailey recovered from an injury.

[12] On May 1, 2014, Maher signed a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

[15] On May 13, 2015, Maher was released by the Redblacks because of a hip injury he suffered in the prior month, before the start of training camp.

He achieved the same completion percentage as the previous season in Hamilton (82%), recording the same number of field goals (41) on 50 attempts.

On September 1, in a surprise move, the Cowboys released Bailey, making Maher the team's kicker to start the season.

[22] Maher's NFL debut came in the season opener against the Carolina Panthers, where he missed his first career field goal attempt (47 yards).

[citation needed] On November 18, Maher kicked a 48-yard game-winning field goal to beat the Atlanta Falcons.

[citation needed] In 2019, Maher struggled with his accuracy during the preseason, but the team showed confidence on his ability by not bringing another kicker to compete with him.

[26] On October 20, Maher set a new career long and broke his own franchise record when he made a 63-yard field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Maher finished the game converting all four of his extra points and all three of his field goals, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

Although Maher converted a 31-yard attempt in the final two minutes to cut the lead to seven points, he also hit a kickoff out of bounds early in the fourth quarter, helping the Bears take over at their own 40-yard line.

[28] On December 9, with the team having lost three consecutive games and in jeopardy of missing the playoffs, Maher was released by the Cowboys due to accuracy concerns.

[42] On August 9, 2022, the Cowboys signed Maher after releasing Jonathan Garibay to compete for the kicking position with Lirim Hajrullahu.

[49][50][51][52][53] On January 22, 2023, he made 2-of-2 field goal attempts and had his first extra point of the game blocked against the San Francisco 49ers.

Although he struggled in the postseason, Maher had one of the best kicking regular seasons in franchise history, by making 29-of-32 field goals (90.6%), with 2 misses coming from 59-yard attempts, and was nine of 11 (82%) from 50-plus yards.

He also set Cowboys single-season kicking records with 137 points scored and nine field goals made of 50-plus yards.

[55] Maher was released after the Broncos announced that they had traded for former Saints kicker Wil Lutz on August 29, 2023.