Houston TexansĀ cornerback Kris Boyd stunned the NFL audience on Saturday when he threw his helmet and shoved his special teams coach after the first play of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Boyd was able to chase down Chiefs wide receiver Nikko Remgio to stop a potential opening-play touchdown. He stripped the ball loose only for the Chiefs to recover. He couldnāt seem to get his emotions in check and ran to the sideline ripping off his helmet andĀ shoving Frank Ross to the ground.
Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd cheers after beating the Jaguars, 23-20, Dec. 1, 2024, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He talked about the incident after the game.
“I got the ball out,” Boyd said. “And as Iām getting up, I look at the screen, I see nothing but white and theyāre all pointing that way. So I was like, āOh yeah, we got the ball, too. Turnover.ā And I was just turnt.”
Boyd thought Houston recovered the fumble. There was also a penalty flag on the field as he was disciplined for removing his helmet.
“I was just too excited, did something that I shouldnāt have done. Learning from it,” Boyd said. “Keep my helmet on.”
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Miami safety Elijah Campbell and Texans cornerback Kris Boyd get into a shoving match after the Dolphins recovered a fumble at NRG Stadium in Houston, Dec. 15, 2024.Ā (Thomas Shea-Imagn Images)
Boyd said he apologized to the team after the incident and had no ill-will toward Ross.
“He told me, āHey, listen, donāt worry about that,'” Boyd said. “We had a whole ballgame to play, but I was just trying to get my point across. Like I said, I’m not that type of person.”
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, who didnāt see the shove, denounced the incident.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hugs Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd Ā after the 2025 AFC divisional round game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Jan. 18, 2025. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
“What I saw is we canāt come out on the first play and throw our helmet,” Ryans said. “Thatās not what we teach. Thatās not what weāre about at all.”
The ChiefsĀ won the gameĀ 22-14.
