4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
REGIONAL
Chiefs sign free-agent cornerback Johnson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed freeagent cornerback Chris Johnson on Tuesday, as the team searches for a starter to play opposite Patrick Surtain.
Terms of the two-year deal were not announced.
were not allowed to Kansas City has been looking for help in the defensive backfield after releasing Eric Warfield and Dexter McCleon last month, when it looked like the Chiefs were going to be several million dollars over the salary cap. The NFL and its players' union eventually reached a new labor deal.
labor deal.
Johnson appeared in 14 games and started once for the St. Louis Rams last season, recording 25 tackles while also spending time as a kick returner.
The speedster who began his career with the Green Bay Packers in 2003 is expected to compete with Lenny Walls, a veteran free agent the Chiefs signed two weeks ago. Julian Battle, Benny Sapp and Alphonso Hodge are also on the roster, and the team could add another cornerback in the draft.
Warfield, an eight-year veteran, started 10 games at right cornerback last season, after sitting out the first four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. He has signed with the New England Patriots.
The Associated Press
Kauffman press box to honor late Star editor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The press box at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, will bear the name of Joe McGuff, the former sports editor and later editor of The Kansas City Star.
McGuff died in February at 79 from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Getting to The Royals announced Tuesday that the press box will be named for McGuff in a ceremony before Friday's game with the Cleveland Indians.
Cleveland Indiana McGuff joined The Star as a sports writer in 1948, covering the minor league Kansas City Blues and later the American League's Athletics after that team moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City in 1955.
Later, he played a major role in bringing big league baseball back to Kansas City when industrialist Ewing Kauffman founded the Royals as an AL expansion franchise.
McGuff became sports editor of The Star in 1966, wrote a popular column for many years and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1986, he became editor and vice president of The Star and The Kansas City Times, serving until his retirement in 1992.
After retiring, McGuff was elected a director of the Royals, succeeding Gene Budig, when the latter became president of the American League.
The Associated Press
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