After a chaotic opening kick-return sequence, the Houston Texans’ Kris Boyd seemed intent on adding to the confusion as his team tried to upset the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round on Saturday.
When Houston’s special teams unit allowed a 63-yard return to the Chiefs’ Nikko Remigio, ESPN’s cameras caught Boyd weirdly shoving Texans coach Frank Ross after the fact. Boyd would be penalized an additional 13 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct — giving the Chiefs even better field position in deep Houston territory — in a bizarre moment between a player and his coach.
Fortunately for the Texans, they would come out of the sequence relatively unscathed, allowing the Chiefs to only get a field goal and the first points of the day. It could’ve been a lot
The Texans' Kris Boyd shoves special teams coordinator Frank Ross.
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To upset the two-time reigning Super Bowl champions on the road, the Texans will have to be on the same page. Hopefully, for Houston’s sake, this was just a blip on the radar … whatever it was.
