Stansly Maponga
![]() Maponga with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015 | |||||||||
Ottawa Redblacks | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Harare, Zimbabwe | March 5, 1991||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Hebron (Carrollton, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas Christian | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||
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Stansly Maponga Sr. (born March 5, 1991)[1] is a Zimbabwean professional gridiron football defensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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.[2] On September 7, 2015, he was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[3]
New York Giants[]
On December 12, 2015, the New York Giants signed Maponga off the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[4] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants.[5] The next day, he was signed to the Giants practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017.[7] He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017.[8]
Dallas Cowboys[]
On October 25, 2017, Maponga was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[9] He was released on November 2, 2017.
Denver Broncos[]
On November 21, 2017, Maponga was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 1, 2018.[11] Maponga was released by the Broncos on August 13, 2018.[12]
Seattle Dragons[]
In October 2019, Maponga was drafted by the XFL to play for the Seattle Dragons.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]
Ottawa Redblacks[]
Maponga signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on March 9, 2021.[15]
References[]
- ^ "Stansly Maponga". Foxsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Falcons Reach 52-Man Roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Falcons Sign Eight Players to Practice Squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (December 12, 2015). "Giants sign DE Stansly Maponga". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Giants Sign 10 Players To Futures Deals Including QB Keith Wenning & WR Kevin Norwood". January 9, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys sign DE Stansly Maponga to 10-man practice squad". 247Sports.com. October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Broncos Sign DE Stansly Maponga To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. November 21, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 1, 2018). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 13, 2018). "Broncos sign LB A.J. Johnson, release LB Stansly Maponga". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Seattle Dragons draft tracker: Keep up with the XFL team's picks". October 15, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Redblacks sign veteran defensive lineman Stansly Maponga". OttawaRedblacks.com. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Denver Broncos players
- New York Giants players
- Ottawa Redblacks players
- People from Carrollton, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- Seattle Dragons players
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Sportspeople from Harare
- TCU Horned Frogs football players
- Zimbabwean players of American football
- Zimbabwean players of Canadian football