Luther Maddy

Luther Maddy (born January 18, 1993) is a Haitian-born defensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Lions in 2016.

Early life Maddy was born in Haiti on January 18, 1993, to parents Jumelle and Muraline Maddy. He emigrated from Haiti to Delray Beach, Florida with his mother at the age of 3 months. According to a Washington Post interview, he began pursuing football in the hope of earning scholarships to pay for college and support his family. He began playing football during his senior year. During that year, he played for head coach Chris Bean at Atlantic High School and recorded 13 sacks and 78 tackles, was rated as the No. 130 defensive tackle in the country and No. 32 player in the area, and named a Class 6A-5A-3A football second-team All-Palm Beach County selection. as well as the President's Award for outstanding leadership for his defense at the end of the spring season. with four against Alabama, three against Western Carolina, five against Marshall, five at Georgia Tech, six against North Carolina, five against Pittsburgh, eight against Duke, three at Boston College, three at Miami, six against Maryland, two at Virginia, and three in the Sun Bowl against UCLA. Despite his surgery, he logged 219 plays, 201 of which were at tackle, during games at William & Mary, Ohio State, East Carolina, and Georgia Tech before being sidelined the rest of the season due to an injury at East Carolina. He received a second surgery to repair the injury and was subsequently granted a medical hardship waiver. He initially went undrafted but was invited to mini-camp with the New Orleans Saints the following month, May 2016. In 2017, he was invited to training camp with the CFL, where he was drafted by the BC Lions in February. Maddy was initially sidelined due to a broken wrist but debuted with the Lions in October 2017 against the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg. During the game, he recorded a defensive tackle and successfully kept the Bombers’ offence out of the end zone, contributing to his team’s 36–27 win.