Bisnowaty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. His parents are Miron and Randi Bisnowaty. He has a sister, Dana Bisnowaty. His father is Israeli-born, grew up in Rishon LeZion, served in the Agaf HaModi'in, and came to the United States at the age of 27. Adam's paternal grandmother is a Holocaust survivor who escaped the Nazis by hiding in the woods in Poland. Bisnowaty said: "I have a deep connection with Israel, my two parents are Jewish, my father is from Israel, and a large part of my family still lives there." He has a large Hebrew tattoo on his left arm, which translates to "I am what I am," which in the Old Testament God said to Moses when Moses asked what to call him. Growing up, he preferred basketball, baseball, and wrestling to football. In seventh grade, he weighed, and in eighth grade he weighed, and with his size his attention soon shifted to football.
Bisnowaty played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, choosing them over Florida and 12 other offers. He earned an undergraduate degree from Pittsburgh in communications in 2015, and a master's degree in health and fitness. In 2012, he redshirted. Subsequently, Bisnowaty was a four-year starter at left tackle. He was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2014 College Football All-America Offensive Team. He was a First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in each of his final seasons, and was named to the All-ACC Academic team for four consecutive years. As a senior in 2016 he started every game at left tackle. He finished his college career with 43 starts in 45 games. In the NFL combine, he was measured as 77⅝ inches tall, weighing, with an arm length of 33.88 inches, and a hand size of 11.38 inches. His scores were 40-yard dash: 5.23 seconds, bench press: 23 reps, vertical leap: 29.5 inches, broad jump: 96 inches, 20-yard shuttle: 4.90 seconds, and three-cone drill: 8.02 seconds.
Professional career
New York Giants
Bisnowaty was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 200th overall, of the 2017 NFL Draft. The Giants traded up seven spots to draft him. He signed with the team in May 2017, on a four-year deal worth $2.5 million with a $147,000 signing bonus. In June 2017, Giants' offensive line coachMike Solari said: "It's still early. Right now, we got him at right tackle. But he has versatility, he could go to guard." He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Giants' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2017. The following day, he was the starting right tackle for the Giants in his NFL debut. On May 14, 2018, Bisnowaty was waived by the Giants.
On October 23, 2018, Bisnowaty was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. He reunited with college teammate Brian O'Neill. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019. He was waived on May 8, 2019.
On August 9, 2019, Bisnowaty was signed by the Denver Broncos. He was waived on August 31, 2019. Bisnowaty was drafted in the 7th round in phase two in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.
