Kroy Biermann

Kroy Biermann

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Biermann at Falcons training camp
No. -- Free agent
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-09-12) September 12, 1985
Place of birth: Hardin, Montana, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Montana
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Tackles: 331
Sacks: 23.5
Interceptions: 2
Forced fumbles: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Kroy Evan Biermann (born September 12, 1985) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana. He is married to Don't Be Tardy star Kim Zolciak.

Early years

Biermann was born in Hardin, Montana. His parents and immediate family all have names that start with the letter "K." Wanting to keep the tradition going, Biermann's mother didn't like the standard names that started with "K", so she looked in the phone book, found a last name that started with "K" that she liked, and chose that.

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.

College career

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. 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.

Professional career

Biermann[1] was a top performer in the Vertical jump and in the 3-cone drill at the 2008 NFL Combine.[2]

Pre-draft measureables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6'3⅛" 241 4.75 X X 4.30 6.83 35" 9'09" 29 28
* represents NFL combine; **represents Montana Pro Day— "X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate"

Atlanta Falcons

Biermann was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft (154 overall). Biermann posted his first career sack in a Week 13 match-up against the San Diego Chargers after tackling Chargers QB Philip Rivers and added a second in the season finale against the St. Louis Rams. He also contributed 14 tackles in 2008.

Biermann started off the 2009 season fast for the Falcons as he sacked Dolphins' QB Chad Pennington twice, forced a fumble and forced a holding call in the season opener. He also got a sack vs San Francisco in the Falcon's week 5 matchup. He now has a career high 3 sacks and one 2 sack game (career high). He took the starting left defensive end spot from 2007 first round pick Jamaal Anderson after his performance vs San Francisco.

Biermann scored his first NFL touchdown on November 2, 2009 in a Monday night game at the New Orleans Saints. He returned a Drew Brees fumble five yards for the score. On December 27, 2009, Biermann stepped in as the team's placekicker after an injury to the punter Michael Koenen during a game against the Buffalo Bills. Biermann, who had not kicked since high school, had kickoffs of 67, 58 and 54 yards. On October 10, 2010, he made headlines as he tipped a Jake Delhomme pass to himself for an interception and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown.[3]

On September 15, 2013, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon and missed the rest of the 2013 regular season.[4]

On March 20, 2015, the Atlanta Falcons offered Biermann a new contract after spending a week on the free agent list and after recovering from Achilles tendon surgery and leading the Falcons defense with 4.5 sacks during the 2014 season.[5] He signed a 1-year, $1,925,000 contract, including a $500,000 signing bonus, and $500,000 guaranteed.[6] He finished the 2015 season with 55 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.[7]

Buffalo Bills

Biermann signed a one-year deal with the Bills on August 15, 2016.[8]

On September 2, 2016, Kroy was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts.[9]

Personal life

In May 2010, Biermann participated in Dancing Stars Of Atlanta charity event to raise money for Alzheimer's disease,[10] where he met Kim Zolciak. Their meeting was later shown on season three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Their son Kroy Jagger Jr. was born in May 2011.[11] The couple wed at their Roswell, Georgia, home [12][13] on November 11, 2011.[14] Zolciak became pregnant again and son Kash Kade was born 25 August 2012.[15] In November 2013, their twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren were born.[16] In March 2013 Kroy filed to legally adopt Kim's daughters.[17][18] When the adoption was final, the girls changed their names to Brielle and Ariana Biermann.[19]

References

  1. ↑ NFL (2008). NFL Draft Bio. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20080501020949/http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/kroy-biermann?id=2664. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help).
  2. ↑ NFL (2008). NFL Combine Profile. Retrieved from http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/kroy-biermann?id=2664.
  3. ↑ "Falcons survive for 4th straight win as late INT dooms Browns", ESPN, October 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ Ledbetter, D. Orlando (2013-09-16). "Falcons Kroy Biermann, Bradie Ewing out for the season.", AJC.com, September 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kroy Biermann Lands Another NFL Contract: Re-signs With Atlanta Falcons". 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Kroy Biermann, Current Contract". Spotrac. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Kroy Biermann: Signing with Bills". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  8. ↑ Sessler, Marc. "Buffalo Bills signing pass rusher Kroy Biermann". NFL.com.
  9. ↑ Brown, Chris. "Vets Felton and Lawson headline Bills cut to 53". BuffaloBills.com.
  10. ↑ Profile, Atlanta Falcons blogsite; accessed October 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ Christianson, Emily (June 1, 2011). "Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann welcome baby boy". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ http://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/a-little-real-housewives-of-atlanta-real-estate-gossip-970/
  13. ↑ Benzie, Mike (May 3, 2011). "Atlanta's 'Real Housewife' Kim Zolciak to move into Roswell mansion". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011.
  14. ↑ Hammel, Sara (November 11, 2011). "Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann Wed on 11/11/11". People. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ Harper, Jen (August 16, 2012). "Kim Zolciak gives birth to baby boy Kash Kadelast". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  16. ↑ Eggenberger, Nicole (November 25, 2013). "Kim Zolciak Welcomes Twins, Baby Girl Kaia and Baby Boy Kane, With Husband Kroy Biermann". Us Weekly. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  17. ↑ http://www.tmz.com/2013/03/24/kim-zolciak-kroy-biermann-adopt-kids-georgia/
  18. ↑ http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/kroy-biermann-ready-to-adopt-kim-zolciaks-daughters
  19. ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kroy-biermann-adopts-kim-zolciaks-two-daughters-brielle-and-ariana-2013247
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