Houston Texans star Kris Boyd has revealed that he has been the target of racist abuse following his shocking shove of coach Frank Ross.
The cornerback surprised fans during the first half of the Texans' Divisional Round playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
Boyd was caught on camera ripping off his helmet, storming the bench and nearly tackling special teams coach Ross to the ground.
His actions sparked fury from viewers and many fans called for him to be immediately removed from the team, but Boyd has said the backlash has reached vile levels.
Boyd took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to reveal that he has been receiving racist messages “every second” since his shocking incident on the bench.
He shared a screenshot of a private message from an anonymous user, which read: 'Stupid idiot.'
Houston Texans star Kris Boyd has revealed that he has been subjected to racist abuse
The cornerback said he had received racist messages after pushing his coach
And he insisted that it was not a specific occasion since he wrote: 'This has been every second from last night until today… I am not looking for sincerity. God caught me…'
'The world is evil, but I will be the example to continue shining love and light no matter the circumstances… Adapt the ways of the spirit and of Christ. Not meat,” he added, along with two prayer emojis.
The incident occurred just seconds into the playoff matchup following a 63-yard kickoff return to open the game.
Boyd threw his helmet to the ground as he appeared to prematurely celebrate forcing a fumble on Nikko Remigio late in the play (the ball was actually recovered by the Chiefs).
Boyd's helmet toss resulted in a 15-yard penalty added to the return, and he then surprisingly shoved Ross after being reprimanded by the special teams coach.
The defensive back continued yelling at Ross after pushing him, prompting the coach to put his hand on the player's chest to calm him down.
Even though the Chiefs ran their first play of the game at the Houston 13-yard line, the two-time defending champions were held to a field goal.
After the game, which the Texans ultimately lost 23-14, Boyd incredibly claimed that the reason for his actions was solely because he “got too excited,” adding, “I did something I shouldn't have done.”
Boyd surprisingly shoved his own coordinator Frank Ross after an early penalty Saturday.
“Learn from it,” he added. “Leave my helmet on.”
Boyd later claimed that he “loves Frank,” referring to special teams coach Ross, and that the response was “not in his character.”
'I love everyone here. I love my coaches. I never disrespect anyone. I apologized to everyone. (Ross) told me “Don't worry about it.”
After the game, and the end of the Texans' season, head coach DeMeco Ryans claimed he didn't see Boyd's push, but called his actions “dumb.”
“What I saw is that we can't go out on the first play and throw our helmet away,” he said. 'That's not what we teach. That's not what we do at all.
“It just puts the team in a negative position. To start the game we give them a big return, take off our helmet to add 15 more yards to the play, which is not smart football.”
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and company ultimately proved too strong for the Texans, sealing a 23-14 victory to reserve their annual spot in the AFC Championship game.
Andy Reid's Super Bowl champions will host the Buffalo Bills next weekend as they continue their bid for a third title.