OT Richardson signs 3-year deal with Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed offensive tackle Barry Richardson, a former Clemson star out of Wando High, to a three-year contract on Wednesday.

The Chiefs selected Richardson with the first of two sixth-round picks in this year's NFL draft. Terms of the deal were not released. Richardson, 6-6 and 319 pounds, played in 49 games at Clemson, including 45 starts in four years. He earned first-team All-ACC honors the last two seasons.

The Chiefs have signed three of their 12 draft picks, including their selections in the fourth and fifth rounds.

USC honors

There are 105 South Carolina athletes being honored for their class work, the most among the SEC's 12 schools. Georgia was second with 96 student athletes on the honor roll. Overall, the SEC said 940 conference athletes made the honor roll.

To be listed on the league's honor roll, an athlete must have a GPA of at least 3.0 for the preceding academic year or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher among other criteria.

The women's track and field team led with 23 athletes honored. The men's golf team had 10 of its 12 members honored.