Kroy Biermann Kroy Biermann ( born September 12 , 1986 ) is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Montana . He is married to " Real Housewives of Atlanta " star Kim Zolciak . Early years . Biermann was born in Hardin , Montana . Kroy ' s parents and immediate family all have names that start with the letter " K . " Wanting to keep the tradition going , Kroy ' s mom didn ' t like the standard names that started with " K , " so she looked in the phonebook , found a last name that started with " K " that she liked , and went with that . Biermann earned eight letters at Hardin High School , Hardin MT , — three each in football and 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 . He 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 . In 2006 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 and 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 . In 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 2004 , as a true freshman , he played in 14 of 15 games and had seven tackles for a loss . NFL career . Biermann was a top performer in the Vertical jump and in the 3 - cone drill at the 2008 NFL Combine . Atlanta Falcons . He 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 . He 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 kicker Matt Bryant 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 , Kroy Biermann made headlines as he tipped a Jake Delhomme pass to himself for an interception and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown . Personal life . Kroy is married to Kim Zolciak . They met during the filming of the third season of the hit reality show " The Real Housewives of Atlanta " on Bravo , at an Atlanta charity function earlier in the year . Biermann , a contestant , and Zolciak , an attendee in support of fellow castmate Sheree Whitfield , who was a contestant as well , approached the " RHOA " star and the pair have been together since , according to " Us Weekly " . On November 22 , 2010 , Zolciak confirmed via Twitter that she and Bierman were expecting . On May 31 , 2011 they welcomed baby boy named Kroy Jagger Biermann , Jr . This is Biermann ' s first child and Kim ' s first son ( she has two daughters from a previous marriage ) . The couple wed at their Atlanta home on November 11 , 2011 . On March 20 , 2012 Kim announced via Twitter that she and Kroy were expecting their second child together . On August 15 , 2012 , they welcomed a baby boy Kash Kade Biermann .