Thomas Henry Kane (born January 14, 1964) is a Canadian former professional football player.
A third-round draft pick in 1988,[1] Kane played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1988 to 1992, when his season ended early due to ankle and knee injuries.
On November 30, 2003, Kane severely beat and then stabbed his estranged wife, Tammara Shaikh, in his mother's house in LaSalle, Quebec.
[2] There was a dispute as to whether he intended to murder his wife and claimed during his trial that he didn't remember the attack fully.
In 2010, Quebec judge Clement Gascon ordered Kane to pay damages of $590,000 to Tammara Shaikh's family.