Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that cornerback Kris Boyd didn’t push special teams coach Frank Ross in a “disrespectful manner” after he nearly shoved him to the ground following the opening kickoff of the team’s divisional playoff loss to the Chiefs this past weekend.

Kris Boyd said following Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs his altercation with Frank Ross came from a place of love.

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.

Boyd pushed special teams coordinator Frank Ross during the Texans' divisional round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The incident occurred after Boyd received a penalty for unsportsmanlike behavior during a Jan. 18 game against the Chiefs

The Texans’ Kris Boyd made the tackle and forced a fumble by Nikko Remigio. Rather than trying to recover the loose football, Boyd started to celebrate and headed for the sidelines. The Chiefs recovered the football and Boyd decided to compound his foolishness by shoving special teams coach Frank Ross on the sidelines..

Texans cornerback Kris Boyd provides explanation, apology for bizarre helmet toss, losing composure, shoving special teams coordinator Frank Ross

Kris Boyd was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for taking off his helmet. He was then seen shoving Frank Ross.

The Houston Texans had an eventful start to their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It's tough to have a total breakdown on a play, a dumb penalty and a shove from a player to coach all within the first 13 seconds of the game.

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs kicked off with Texans-Chiefs. Here's what happened after the first play of the game.

Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd delivered a hard hit early in Saturday's playoff game. Only problem was it was against his own coach. Boyd shoved special teams coordinator Frank Ross on the ...

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