Michael Cheever

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Michael Cheever

| number = 63

| position = Center

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|06|24}}

| birth_place = Newnan, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 293

| high_school = Newnan

| college = Georgia Tech

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 60

| pastteams =

• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-ACC (1995)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 6

| pfr = CheeMi20

}}

Michael John Cheever (born June 24, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1996 to 1998. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CheeMi20.htm |title=Michael Cheever |work=ProFootballReference.com |publisher=SportsReference.com |accessdate=September 4, 2019}} He was selected in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Cheever was forced to retire after a serious back injury.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}