Kansas City President Carl Peterson announced on Thursday that the club has agreed to terms of a two-year contract with free agent TE Mike Pinkard. No other terms of the agreement were made available. Pinkard (6-5, 259) originally joined the Chiefs as a rookie free agent in 2003 and later spent time on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears in 2004. He recorded 16 receptions for 164 yards (10.3) for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2007. He was a member of the squad the posted a 37-28 victory in World Bowl XV vs. Frankfurt. Pinkard started 10 games for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe in 2004, catching 22 passes for 234 yards (10.6 avg.) with three TDs.

Star writer Jason Whitlock and Chiefs running back Larry Johnson met for lunch at the Hereford House in Zona Rosa on Wednesday. The agreement was that Johnson and Whitlock could say whatever they wanted without either side getting offended. LJ's agent, Alvin Keels would referee and chime in whenever he wanted. The conversation never turned combative. But Larry was raw and honest as usual. Do you think you will have to hold out? "I?ve talked with Herm (Edwards) about it," Johnson replied. "Herm said he doesn?t even know the money I?m asking for. He said he doesn?t really care. He said I?ve done a lot in terms of OTAs (organized team activities) and minicamp to buy into the program. He said he?ll talk with Carl and those things will get handled. It all depends on how the upstairs people play it."

The Chiefs on Thursday signed safety Jerome Woods to a one-year contract, allowing the veteran to retire as a member of the team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Woods will move to the Chiefs' reserve-retired list on Friday. Woods spent parts of 10 seasons with the Chiefs from 1996-2005, recording 720 tackles, 15 interceptions, 11 forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. The 6-3 strong safety is seventh on Kansas City's all-time list for career tackles.

Johnnie Morton's transition from the NFL to Mixed Martial Arts didn't go as planned for the former wide receiver. Morton, 35, was knocked out just 38 seconds into the first round of his match against Bernard Ackah on Saturday night and then was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission after refusing to supply a urine sample for drug testing. Morton wasn't available to comment on the fight or the suspension, the Los Angeles Times reported.