Maponga was released by the Broncos on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Maponga's release cleared the way for the Broncos to sign fellow linebacker A.J. Johnson. Maponga hasn't appeared in regular season action since 2015, so he could struggle to land on a 53-man roster elsewhere this season.

Second-year edge player Stansly Maponga is working as a first-team outside linebacker at Falcons OTAs. The Falcons are playing base 3-4, with Jonathan Massaquoi and 2013 fifth-rounder Maponga at OLB, Paul Worrilow and Joplo Bartu inside, and LE Tyson Jackson and RE Jonathan Babineaux flanking NT Paul Soliai on the line. Osi Umenyiora is a sub-package end. The Falcons lack a truly threatening pass rusher, which is why we don't expect much improvement from their defense.

Falcons fifth-round DE Stansly Maponga (foot) is "slated to be ready to go" for training camp. Maponga battled the foot injury all last season at TCU, and he underwent surgery in March. Although it appears he'll be on the field when training camp opens, the Falcons could choose to limit him for the first couple weeks.

Falcons fifth-round DE Stansly Maponga underwent left foot surgery in March. Maponga battled through the foot injury as a junior at TCU, recording just four sacks and 6.5 tackles for a loss. As a healthy sophomore, he had nine sacks and 13.5 TFLs. Maponga is expected to be limited for at least the first two weeks of training camp before getting into the mix.

Falcons signed fifth-round DE Stansly Maponga to a four-year contract. The latest mid- to late-round speed rusher stab by GM Thomas Dimitroff, Maponga will hope to pan out better than Lawrence Sidbury, Cliff Matthews, and Jonathan Massaquoi. Dimitroff did hit on one, stealing Kroy Biermann out of Montana in the 2009 fifth round. Maponga will initially compete for special teams snaps. He only registered four sacks as a TCU senior, playing hurt.