Let me be absolutely clear — I’ve coached this game for a long time. I’ve been through rivalries, rebuilds, playoff runs, heartbreak, and triumph. I honestly thought I’d seen every version of professional football that existed. But what happened on that field tonight?

That wasn’t football — that was chaos disguised as competition.

Our 20–10 loss to the Houston Texans will be remembered on the scoreboard as a defeat. But anyone who truly understands this sport knows that not every loss happens fair and square. Tonight wasn’t about blown coverages, missed routes, or failed execution. What unfolded went far deeper than X’s and O’s.

This was about respect.

This was about integrity.

This was about the fragile line between hard football and unsportsmanlike conduct.

“That Hit Was a Choice — Not a Football Play”

When a defender goes after the ball, you can see it instantly. You see discipline. You see purpose. You see competitive fire controlled by training and accountability.

But when a player abandons the play and goes after another man, that is no longer football instinct.

That is choice.

And that hit?

Intentional. No question about it.

Don’t insult the intelligence of the fans, the players, or the people who dedicate their lives to this game by pretending otherwise. Everyone watching saw exactly what followed — the taunts, the smirks, the mockery. That wasn’t emotion boiling over.

That was ego.

And if that’s what we now choose to label as “competitive fire,” then something has gone terribly wrong in professional football.

A Direct Message to the NFL and Its Officials

I’m not here to call names. I’m not here to manufacture controversy. Everyone knows exactly who I’m referring to.

But to the NFL and the officiating crew that oversaw this game, hear me clearly:

This wasn’t just a missed call.

It was a missed opportunity to uphold the principles you claim to protect — player safety and true sportsmanship.

Every week, we’re told that protecting players is the top priority. Every week, the words fairness, integrity, and accountability flood the broadcasts.

And yet, week after week, we see cheap shots waved off as “just part of the game.”

It’s not.

It stops being football the moment safety becomes secondary. It stops being football the moment respect gets lost in the noise of showmanship and reckless intensity.

“If This Is the Direction of the League, We’ve Lost More Than a Game”

Morris, a starter for KC, sustained a worrying hyperextension on the first drive of the game. His knee bent the opposite way as his boot appeared to get stuck in the turf while his body kept moving. 

You can see the injury right below, but it is quite graphic. 

Here’s a closer view:

If this is the direction professional football is truly heading — if this is what we are now willing to tolerate — then we didn’t just lose a game tonight.

We lost a piece of what makes this sport great.

That truth hurts far more than the 20–10 final score.

Yes, the Texans earned the win on the scoreboard. They executed. They made plays. They capitalized on opportunities. That result stands.

But let me make one thing absolutely clear:

The Kansas City Chiefs did not lose their pride.

They did not lose their discipline.

They did not lose their integrity.

My players played clean.
They played hard.

And they refused to stoop to that level.

For that, I could not be prouder — not as a coach, but as a man who still believes in what this game is supposed to represent.

A Bitter Taste That Lingers Beyond the Final Whistle

This game leaves a bitter taste — not because of the loss, but because of what it revealed about the fragile line the league is now walking.

Until that line between true competition and misconduct is drawn clearly — and enforced consistently — it will always be the players who pay the price.

With their bodies.
With their futures.

With their families watching from the stands.

Every snap.
Every week.

Every season.

“I’m Not Speaking Out of Anger — I’m Speaking Out of Love”

I’m not saying this out of rage.

I’m saying this because I love this game — and I refuse to stand quietly while it risks losing its soul.

Football deserves better.
Players deserve better.

And the league knows it.