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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he recently spoke with cornerback Kris Boyd and believes the player will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

Glenn noted that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “positive” during their recent conversation.

“That gives me comfort, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His wife and his kid, they are holding up and he will walk away from this just fine.”

Glenn was unsure when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where his condition is described as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” he added. “But I will say this, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. And again, that reassures me, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

NYPD shared surveillance images earlier this week of a suspect in the shooting of Boyd. The reason behind the incident is currently under review and authorities said it remains uncertain if Boyd was targeted. No other injuries according to reports.

The shooting happened just after 2am on Sunday morning near MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after suffering a wound to the stomach, police said. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has been in his thoughts “a great deal” since the news broke. He further stated that Boyd and his spouse just had a baby.

“The first thing I thought about, he has a new baby,” Glenn noted. “And I’m thinking about his wife, worrying about his newborn and I hope he recovers fully. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“A certain process is underway, which I won’t get into, but It is reassuring that he will recover excellently.”

Boyd was inactive in the present campaign, after joining the team, after going on the season-ending injured reserve list on 18 August with a shoulder issue that involved surgical repair.

Boyd came to New York as a new signing in spring and was anticipated to become an important component of a revamped special teams unit under the coach and special teams coordinator the special teams coach. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during a practice session on August 2 and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team all season long while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn commented. “I mean, he attends every game. He’s fully engaged. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, a Texas native, spent his initial four years with Minnesota after getting drafted in the seventh round by the Vikings out of UT in the 2019 draft. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and later was with the Texans later that season. Boyd inked a single-season agreement valued at $1.6 million with New York in the spring.