Thomas Edward McManus (born July 30, 1970) is a former American Football Middle Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League. McManus began his career playing football in the fourth grade at St. Mary’s of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He played high school football at Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Illinois. He was signed as an by the New Orleans Saints in 1993, even though he played his entire career for the Jacksonville Jaguars.