Argos add Cheatham and Walls to roster

The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is pleased to welcome DB Ray Cheatham and WR Curtis Walls to its roster.

Cheatham spent 2010 with the Calgary Stampeders where he played one game. Prior to his time out west, he suited up for the Kansas State Wildcats and played one stunning season for Independence Junior College as a freshman. A starter as a senior, he dressed in 34 career games for the Wildcats in three seasons. He arrived at Kansas State from Independence where he was named First-Team All-Conference and team M.V.P.

Walls was a star on the field and in the classroom while attending North Carolina A&T. He caught for more than 1,000 career yards as a member of the Aggies, was named All-Conference and invited to play in the college all-star game in California as a senior. Beside his football trophy case, Walls neatly stores his collection of awards for academic excellence. Included are recognitions from his school and department of discipline, and an invitation from the NCAA to attend a national leadership conference in 2007. He also has business aspirations and currently runs two start-up companies while also working as a trainer in his home town of Charlotte, N.C.

Ray Cheatham
Defensive Back
6’0", 193 lbs.
Kansas State
Born: August 6, 1986
El Dorado, Arkansas
1st Year Argos / 2nd Year CFL
Import
Acquired: Signed as free agent with Toronto on March 24, 2011.

2010: Signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders on May 5…Made his CFL debut in Calgary’s Week 5 game vs. Winnipeg (31/07/10) and recorded no stats…Added to IR for remainder of the season.
2009: Did not play football.

College: Played three years for the Kansas State Wildcats (2006-2008) after spending one season at Independence Junior College (2005)…2008 Started 12 games making 48 total tackles and 1 INT in his final season…2006 Appeared in 10 games with 5 starts…Finished with 31 total tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 QB sack and 3 PKDs… Made first career-start at Auburn…2006 (transferred to Kansas State) Appeared in 12-of-13 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive back in his first year for the Wildcats… Totalled seven tackles…2005 (Independence Junior College) Played one season…Named First-Team All-KJCCC as well as team MVP.

Personal: Ray Charles Cheatham grew up in El Dorado, AK where he lettered for three seasons at El Dorado High School. His parents are Rev. Charlie Ray Cheatham and Felicia Cheatham and he has two brothers (oldest brother is Charlie Jr. and his younger brother is Charles), and a sister named Nicole. Ray graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from Kansas State and still resides in Arkansas in the off-season. He enjoys spending time with family, reading, and volunteering within his local community.

Curtis Walls
Receiver
5’10", 180 lbs.
North Carolina A&T
Born: October 13, 1985
Charlotte, North Carolina
1st Year Argos/ 1st Year CFL
Import
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with Toronto on March 24, 2011.

2011: Signed as a free agent with the Tulsa Talons (AFL) and attended training camp.

2010: Attended training camp with the Montreal Alouettes and released.

2008-09: Did not play football and focused on training and business aspirations.

College: Played five seasons at North Carolina A&T (2003-07) and recorded 98 catches for 1,101 total receiving yards as a member of the Aggies…Participated in college All-Star game in Anaheim, CA in 2008…2007 Led team in receiving with 42 catches for 477 yards and 1 TD…Named team captain… Named All-Conference…Earned N.C. A&T S.U. Football Travis Kelly Leadership Award…Once earned Offensive Player of the Game…2006 Named a team captain…Led team in receiving with 37 catches for 409 yards and 2 TDs…2005 Caught 18 passes for 211 yards…2004 Caught 1 pass for 4 yards…2003 Redshirt freshman.

Personal: Curtis was a Landscape Architecture major in college and ran for Student Government Association president as a junior. He won multiple academic awards including: NC A&T S.U. Department of Athletics Outstanding Achievement in Academics, N.C. A&T S.U. Outstanding Academic Achievement, Sophomore Class Merit of Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture, Conference Commissioner All-Academic Honouree and was invited to the NCAA Leadership Conference in 2007. He was also a two-year recipient of the N.C. A&T S.U. School of Agriculture Community Service Award (2005-2006). Curtis resides in Charlotte, N.C. where he works as a sports trainer at Velocity Sports Performance dealing with all levels of athletes. Curtis also heads his own marketing agency called NXL21 Charlotte Marketing Agency LLC, and recently launched a start-up called T.I.M.E. – Taking Initiative Moving Efficiently LLC. His latest service-oriented endeavour works to combine resources from communities, local organizations, associations and agencies, both for-profit and not-for-profit, in an effort to address social and economical needs. The company’s motto is; ‘The Process to Progress is EMPOWERMENT’. Curtis attended East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte.