Kroy Biermann

Biermann was born in Hardin, Montana, the son of Keith and Kathy Biermann. He has two older sisters, Krista and Kelsey. His parents and immediate family all have names that start with the letter "K." Wanting to keep the tradition going and unhappy with standard names beginning with "K", Biermann's mother searched a phone book for a suitable "K" name and chose Kroy.[1]

Biermann earned eight letters at Hardin High School (Hardin, Montana): three in football; three in wrestling; and two in track. He was a First-team All-State pick and team captain as a junior and senior at linebacker. He was chosen First-team All-Conference at running back in 2002 and 2003. He participated in Montana's Annual East-West Shrine Game. Biermann was also one of the state's premier wrestlers at the A level and placed second in the state as a junior and senior. His senior year in wrestling he was team captain, had the most take-downs and most pins, and was voted his team's Most Valuable Wrestler.

Biermann played in 52 career games while totaling 220 tackles, 32 sacks (second-most in school history), 45 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles, and seven fumble recoveries for the University of Montana Grizzlies (GRIZ). In 2004, as a true freshman, Biermann played in 14 of 15 games and had seven tackles for a loss.

During the 2005 season, he played in all 12 games and was the team's fifth-leading tackler and was third on the team with seven sacks and tied for a team-high two fumble recoveries. In 2006, he made 78 stops and contributed with 11 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss in 14 games. Named a Walter Camp First-team Small College All-American, he was voted a Second-team Little All-America selection by both the Associated Press and The Sports Network. He also earned First-team All-Big Sky Conference.

Biermann was named the 2007 Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP after accumulating 70 tackles, 15 sacks, 18 tackles for a loss, and five forced fumbles during his senior season. Biermann became Montana's first-ever recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award in 2007, as well, given annually by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in Division I Football Championship Subdivision. He played outside linebacker in the 2008 Hula Bowl.

Biermann[2] was a top performer in the vertical jump and in the 3-cone drill at the 2008 NFL Combine.[3]

In May 2010, Biermann participated in a Dancing Stars Of Atlanta charity event, at which he met Kim Zolciak, to raise money for Alzheimer's disease.[14] Their meeting was later shown on season three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Their son, Kroy Jagger (KJ), was born on May 31, 2011.[15] The couple wed at their Roswell, Georgia home [16][17] on November 11, 2011.[18] Zolciak became pregnant again and son Kash Kade was born on August 15, 2012.[19] On November 25, 2013, their twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren were born.[20] In March 2013, Biermann filed to legally adopt Zolciak's daughters, Brielle and Ariana, from her previous relationships.[21][22] When the adoption became final in July 2013, the girls changed their last names to Biermann.[23]

In May 2023, Biermann filed for divorce from Zolciak after eleven years of marriage, citing their date of separation as April 30.[24]

In July 2023, both Biermann and Zolciak announced they had terminated their separation and are going to work on their marriage. One month later, in August, Biermann filed for divorce from Zolciak for the second time.[25]