Cheatwood Signed
September 18, 2007
Eskimos sign DE Cheatwood and rookie RB Anderson
(Edmonton) The Edmonton Eskimos announced today the signings of CFL veteran import defensive end Tim Cheatwood and import running back Damien Anderson.
Cheatwood signed as a free agent with the Tiger-Cats in 2002. He played for Hamilton for five seasons at defensive end, appearing in 77 regular season games and registering 224 defensive tackles and 41 quarterback sacks. He was named an East Division All-Star in 2003 and 2004 and was Hamilton’s nominee for the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award in 2003. Cheatwood signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 2007 and spent the first half of the season on the 9-game injured list with a knee injury before being released.
Anderson was a stand-out running back at Northwestern, leaving as the sixth all-time leading rusher in Big Ten history (4,485 yards) and NU’s all-time leader in rushing, all-purpose yards (5,261), rushing TDs (38) and 200-yard games (4). He had a break-out junior year in 2000 when he rushed for a school-record 2,063 yards, and set Northwestern single-season marks with 171.9 yards per game, 2,195 all-purpose yards, 23 touchdowns and 138 points scored. That year he was ranked second in the nation in rushing yards per game, was a first-team All-American and finished fifth in Heisman voting. His senior year was cut short when he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in April 2002. He played 35 games over four seasons with the Cardinals.
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Tim Cheatwood
DE
(Import)
Ohio State
Born: November 5, 1978 – East Cleveland, OH
Height: 6’4 Weight: 258
Yrs CFL: 6th
Yrs Esks: 1st
Games Played
2006: 13
CFL Career: 77
Playoff: 1
Grey Cup: 0
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Damien Anderson
RB
(Import)
Northwestern
Born: July 17, 1979 – Wilmington, IL
Height: 5’11 Weight: 218
Yrs CFL: 1st
Yrs Esks: 1st
Eskimos sign DE Cheatwood and rookie RB Anderson
(Edmonton) The Edmonton Eskimos announced today the signings of CFL veteran import defensive end Tim Cheatwood and import running back Damien Anderson.
Cheatwood signed as a free agent with the Tiger-Cats in 2002. He played for Hamilton for five seasons at defensive end, appearing in 77 regular season games and registering 224 defensive tackles and 41 quarterback sacks. He was named an East Division All-Star in 2003 and 2004 and was Hamilton’s nominee for the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award in 2003. Cheatwood signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 2007 and spent the first half of the season on the 9-game injured list with a knee injury before being released.
Anderson was a stand-out running back at Northwestern, leaving as the sixth all-time leading rusher in Big Ten history (4,485 yards) and NU’s all-time leader in rushing, all-purpose yards (5,261), rushing TDs (38) and 200-yard games (4). He had a break-out junior year in 2000 when he rushed for a school-record 2,063 yards, and set Northwestern single-season marks with 171.9 yards per game, 2,195 all-purpose yards, 23 touchdowns and 138 points scored. That year he was ranked second in the nation in rushing yards per game, was a first-team All-American and finished fifth in Heisman voting. His senior year was cut short when he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in April 2002. He played 35 games over four seasons with the Cardinals.
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Tim Cheatwood
DE
(Import)
Ohio State
Born: November 5, 1978 – East Cleveland, OH
Height: 6’4 Weight: 258
Yrs CFL: 6th
Yrs Esks: 1st
Games Played
2006: 13
CFL Career: 77
Playoff: 1
Grey Cup: 0
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Damien Anderson
RB
(Import)
Northwestern
Born: July 17, 1979 – Wilmington, IL
Height: 5’11 Weight: 218
Yrs CFL: 1st
Yrs Esks: 1st
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