Tommy Kane
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 14, 1964 Montreal, Quebec |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Montreal (QC) Dawson |
| College: | Syracuse |
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 |
| Career history | |
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Thomas Henry Kane (born January 14, 1964 in Montreal) is an Canadian former football wide receiver and convicted murderer.
Career[change | change source]
Kane was drafted out of the Syracuse by the Seattle Seahawks with the 75th pick in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft. Kane played 57 games with the Seahawks but his NFL career was cut short because of injuries. The Seahawks released him and he joined to Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1994. He only played 5 games for the Argonauts and retired shortly after.
Crime[change | change source]
On November 30, 2003, Kane stabbed his wife Tammara Shaikh to death.[1] He pled guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.[2] He was ordered by a judge to pay $590,000 to his wife's family.[3]
On 2018, he was given six months of day parole.[4] In May 2019, he was sent back to jail for violating his release.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Former Argo charged with murder". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-NFL star Tommy Kane sentenced 18 years". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-NFL star Tommy Kane sentenced 18 years". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Former NFL player Tommy Kane granted day parole on sentence for killing wife". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Former NFL player Tommy Kane returned behind bars for violating release". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Tommy Kane at nfl.com
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