Kris Boyd, a Texan player, has spoken out about the coach-shoving incident: "I was just caught up in the moment."

On Saturday, during the first play of the game between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs, Kris Boyd, a cornerback for the Texans, surprised the NFL audience by throwing his helmet and pushing his special teams coach.

Boyd managed to catch up with Chiefs wide receiver Nikko Remgio and prevent a touchdown on the opening play. However, he lost control and ran to the sideline, removing his helmet and pushing Frank Ross to the ground.

He talked about the incident after the game.

"Boyd stated, "I retrieved the ball and as I stood up, I examined the screen, only to see white and all of them pointing in that direction. I exclaimed, 'Oh yeah, we got the ball too. Turnover.' I was ecstatic.""

Houston recovered the fumble, but Boyd was penalized for removing his helmet.

"Boyd said, "I was too excited and did something I shouldn't have. I learned from it. Keep my helmet on.""

After the incident, Boyd apologized to the team and had no ill-will toward Ross.

"Boyd said, "I told him, 'Hey, listen, don't worry about that,' but we had a whole ballgame to play, and I was just trying to get my point across. Like I said, I'm not that type of person.""

DeMeco Ryans, the Texans coach, condemned the shove incident despite not witnessing it.

""Ryans stated that we cannot emerge on the first play and don our helmet, as that is not what we instruct or represent," said Ryans."

The Chiefs won the game 22-14.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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