Stansly Maponga


Stansly Maponga Sr is a Zimbabwean professional American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Maponga was drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 153rd overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons. On September 5, 2015, Maponga was waived by the Falcons in the final cuts before the start of the regular season. On September 7, 2015, he was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.

New York Giants

On December 12, 2015, the New York Giants signed Maponga off the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants. The next day, he was signed to the Giants practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017. He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017.

Dallas Cowboys

On October 25, 2017, Maponga was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. He was released on November 2, 2017.

Denver Broncos

On November 21, 2017, Maponga was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 1, 2018. Maponga was released by the Broncos on August 13, 2018.

Seattle Dragons

In October 2019, Maponga was drafted by the XFL to play for the Seattle Dragons. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.