[1] He played football and baseball at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California.

[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 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.

In this game, Maier replaced Mitchell, who was limping slightly as he headed to the sidelines in the fourth quarter.

[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.

Prior to the Labour Day Rematch against Edmonton, the Stampeders announced that Logan Bonner would start the game, with Maier being the No.

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.

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.