Cheek served as the head coach of the senior elite division Argonautes of Aix-en-Provence.
The Argonautes are a well-known American football team located in the South of France.
[2] Cheek was signed in 2001 by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Humboldt State University, where he also played quarterback in addition to performing punting duties.
He has spent time in training camps with the 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants, and the Houston Texans (who traded him to the Chiefs for a seventh round pick after the preseason), and the Carolina Panthers.
He also participated in NFL Europa with the Berlin Thunder in 2003 and Cologne Centurions in 2004.