Tim Cheatwood signed as a free agent with Hamilton in May of 2002 as the Tiger-Cats were looking for a rush end to replace Joe Montford. Cheatwood showed promise in his rooie season with 5 quarterback sacks then really turned it on with 10 in 2003 and 14 in 2004 to Win East All-Star selections in both years. Cheatwood also won a CFL All-Star in 2004. Chatwood's success in 2004 led to a tryout with the Houston Texans of the NFL. After his release by the Texas, Cheatwood returned to Hamilton and finished the 2005 season with the Tiger-Cats. Combined with some injuries, Cheatwwod's numbers decline in 2006 and he was let go as a free agent and signed by Montreal. The Als released Cheatwood before he played any regular season games for them and he signed on with Edmonton for 2007, but played only 7 games for the Esks. Cheatwood finished with 44 career quarterback sacks.
| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HAM | 17 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2003 | HAM | 17 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 79 |
| 2004 | HAM | 18 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 84 |
| 2005 | HAM | 11 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2006 | HAM | 13 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| 2007 | EDM | 7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Year | Team | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HAM | 1 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
