Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd shocked an 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 touchdown on the opening play. He fumbled the ball only for the Chiefs to recover. He couldn’t seem to control his emotions and ran towards the bench, removing his helmet and pushing Frank Ross to the ground.
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Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd applauds after beating the Jaguars, 23-20, on Dec. 1, 2024, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He spoke about the incident after the game.
“I got the ball out,” Boyd said. “And as I get up, I look at the screen and I see nothing but white and everyone is pointing in that direction. Then I thought, ‘Oh, yeah, we have the ball too. Turnover.’ And I was just back.”
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 too excited, I did something I shouldn’t have done. I learned from it,” Boyd said. “Leave my helmet on.”
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Miami safety Elijah Campbell and Texans cornerback Kris Boyd push each other after the Dolphins recover a fumble at NRG Stadium in Houston on Dec. 15, 2024. (Images by Thomas Shea-Imagn)
Boyd said he apologized to the team after the incident and had no ill will toward Ross.
“He told me, ‘Hey, listen, don’t worry about it,'” Boyd said. “We had a whole game to play, but I was just trying to get my point across. Like I said, I’m not that kind of person.”
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, who did not see the push, reported the incident.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hugs Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd after the 2025 AFC Divisional Round game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Jan. 18, 2025 . (Images by Denny Medley-Imagn)
“What I saw is that we can’t come out on the first play and throw the helmet away,” Ryans said. “That’s not what we teach. That’s not what we do at all.”
The Chiefs won the game 22-14.
