Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd stunned the NFL crowd 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 managed to chase down Chiefs receiver Nikko Remgio to stop a potential first-play touchdown. He snatched the ball away only for the Chiefs to recover. He couldn’t control his emotions and ran to the side, ripping off his helmet and pushing Frank Ross to the ground.
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Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd applauds after defeating the Jaguars, 23-20, December 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 match.
“I took the ball out,” Boyd said. “And when I get up, I look at the screen, all I see is white and they’re all pointing in that direction. So I was like, ‘Oh yeah, we have the ball too. Turnover.’ And I was just turned around.”
Boyd thought Houston recovered the fumble. There was also a penalty flag on the field as he was penalized for removing his helmet.
“I was just too excited, I did something I shouldn’t have done. I learned from it,” Boyd said. “Keep my helmet on.”
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Miami safety Elijah Campbell and Texans cornerback Kris Boyd engage in a shoving game after the Dolphins recovered a fumble at NRG Stadium in Houston, December 15, 2024. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Images)
Boyd said he apologized to the team after the incident and had no ill will toward Ross.
“He told me, ‘Hey, look, 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 type of person.”
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, who did not see the push, denounced 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 January 18, 2025. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
“What I saw was we can’t come out on the first play and throw our 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.
