Grbac Reportedly Off To Kansas City

Free-agent quarterback Elvis Grbac, Steve Young’s backup with San Francisco, has agreed in principle to a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Grbac, 26, is a four-year veteran who went to San Francisco as an eighth-round draft choice in 1993. He spent all that time backing up Young.

Placekicker Chris Boniol, the offensive standout for the Dallas Cowboys last season, joined punter John Jett as an off-season, free-agent defection, taking a $2.45 million offer from the Philadelphia Eagles.

Boniol made 32 of 36 field goals last season including his last 27 in a row. He made an NFL record-tying seven field goals in a win over the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.

Pro Bowl fullback Larry Centers signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, making him the fifth-highest-paid running back in the NFL. Centers also received a $1.5 million signing bonus. He set a league record for running backs with 101 catches in 1995, and had 99 last season.