Houston Texas Cornerback Chris Boyd stunned NFL fans on Saturday when he threw his helmet and shoved the 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 stripped the ball just for the Chiefs to recover. He apparently couldn't control his emotions and ran to the sideline and tore off his helmet and Frank Ross paid Down to earth.
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Houston Texans cheer on Chris Boyd after defeating the Jaguars, 23-20, Dec. 1, 2024, at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union/USA Today Network via Imagine Images)
He spoke about the incident after the match.
“I got the ball out,” Boyd said. “And when I woke up, I looked at the screen, and I saw nothing but white and them all pointing in this direction. So I said, 'Oh yeah, we got the ball too.' Spin.” And I was just spinning.”
Boyd thought Houston recovered the fumble. There was also a penalty flag on the field where he was disciplined for removing his helmet.
“I was so excited, I did something I wasn't supposed to do. Learn from it,” Boyd said. “Keep my helmet on.”
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Miami safety Elijah Campbell and Texans linebacker Chris Boyd engage in a scramble after the Dolphins recover a fumble at NRG Stadium in Houston, Dec. 15, 2024. (Photos by Thomas Shea Imagine)
Boyd said he apologized to the team after the incident and held no ill will toward Ross.
“He said, '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.”
Texas coach Demico Ryans, who did not see the push, denounced the incident.
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hugs Houston Texans quarterback Chris Boyd after a 2025 Divisional Round game at Jeha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, January 18, 2025. (Photos by Denny Medley-Imagine)
“What I saw was we couldn't come out on the first play and throw our helmet,” Ryans said. “This is not what we teach. This is not who we are at all.”
Presidents He won the game 22-14.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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