[neutrality is disputed] However, in his third year, Maas was considered a solid bet to take Oregon's starting job, until the arrival of high-profile transfer Akili Smith.

Smith was drawing rave reviews from the football establishment as a better pure athlete[citation needed], but Maas's numbers early in the year were comparable.

Maas spent the rest of his time at Oregon as a backup, finishing with career totals of 120 completions on 226 attempts, 1,763 yards, nineteen touchdowns and eight interceptions.

[citation needed] On April 23, 1999, Maas signed with the National Football League's Baltimore Ravens during preseason.

[citation needed] For the 2000 CFL season Maas signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, where the coaching staff intended to use him as a backup and (with Dan Crowley) the holder on field goal and extra point attempts.

The Eskimos were, at the time, one of the league's deepest teams at the quarterback position, with Maas, Crowley, and incumbent starter Nealon Greene all eventually assuming starting jobs somewhere in the CFL during their careers.

for changing quarterbacks frequently, and although Greene had been the starter in Edmonton for two years, his spotty arm was beginning to draw criticism from fans.

[citation needed] The door was wide open for the two backups, Crowley and Maas, to show that they could take the reins from the faltering Greene.

Crowley was strong and Greene fought valiantly to keep his job, but by Week 7, Maas took the starting quarterback spot that he kept to the end of the year.

Maas picked the league apart in his first year as a starter, and despite his late start was a West Division All-Star and the Edmonton nominee for CFL Outstanding Player.

His performance in the 2001 Labour Day Classic, when Maas was the offensive star and recorded a late 23-yard run to set up the winning field goal as time expired, made him a fan favourite.

Maas emerged with little credit in the defeat, and after two straight years of disappointment, the local media were beginning to speculate whether the Eskimos were ever going to get past the Western Final.

As fans watched with delight, Ray piled up remarkable numbers during Maas's recovery, leading to an inevitable showdown when the former starter returned.

However, reminiscent of Maas's junior season in Oregon with Akili Smith, Higgins seemed unable to make up his mind.

The loss of the star quarterback dismayed Eskimos fans, but this was tempered with calm knowing that Maas was around to fill the void in 2004.

But despite Maas' numbers the offense just was not there as the Eskimos lost a wet and miserable game to Henry Burris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–6.

Maas's career playoff record fell to 0–2, and head coach Higgins was fired as a result of the loss.

Maas followed this up by again appearing in relief during the fourth quarter over Ray in the West Division final against the Lions, scoring the winning touchdown and leading the Eskimos to another victory.

Once again, perhaps because of rumours Maas had already been traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for veteran quarterback Danny McManus and lineman Tim Bakker, Maciocia opted to start Ray in the 93rd Grey Cup.

Along with Maas, the Tiger-Cats also acquired running back Josh Ranek from the defunct Ottawa Renegades, running back/return man and reigning Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Corey Holmes from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for the first overall pick in Ottawa's dispersal draft (Saskatchewan selected quarterback Kerry Joseph).

Significantly for Maas, the team also added his former favourite target in Edmonton, receiver Terry Vaughn, from Montreal as a free agent.

Come training camp, Maas and Lefors battled for the second-string quarterback spot but were both named 2 and 2A by head coach Danny Maciocca.

Maas remained the Eskimos backup for 2009, but for 2010 seemed to have been demoted to third-stringer early in the season in favour of Jared Zabransky.

[9] On December 5, 2019, it was reported that Maas had agreed to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders as their offensive coordinator, but the announcement had not yet been made official by the team.

[17] Maas is married and lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta with his wife, Marjean and their two children during the off-season and in Rosemont, Quebec during the season.