After kickoff in Kansas City on Saturday, Houston’s Kris Boyd took off his helmet, ran off the field and shoved special teams coach Frank Ross. Boyd was penalized for removing his helmet and was questioned after the game why he would push his coach, but Boyd downplayed the incident.
“It’s not in my character. I love everyone here. I love my coaches. I don’t disrespect anyone,” Boyd said. “I love Frank, I’m a God-fearing man, I respect everyone. . . It was a small thing that happened in 10 seconds. It’s football. I don’t disrespect anyone. That’s not my character.
Boyd said he knew he made a mistake in costing his team 15 yards by removing his helmet on the field.
“I was just too excited and did something I shouldn’t have done,” Boyd said. “Keep my helmet on.”
Boyd said his main frustration was that he thought he forced a fumble that the Texans recovered, but then he realized the Chiefs actually recovered it.
“I took the ball out. And when I get up, I look at the screen, all I see is white, and they’re all pointing in that direction,” Boyd said. “So I was like, oh yeah, we got the ball too.”
In downplaying the push, Boyd’s comments are reminiscent of those made by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce a year ago after shoving coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl. Emotions run high on the field and on the sidelines, and sometimes those emotions boil over.
