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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has stated that he has been in contact with defensive back Kris Boyd and is confident the athlete will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

Glenn described that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “upbeat” during their latest talk.

“That gives me comfort, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His family, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”

Glenn was unsure when Boyd might be released the hospital, where he is reported as critical but stable.

“Still unsure,” he added. “But I will say this, from our conversation, he felt really upbeat. And again, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and his words reflect that optimism.”

NYPD issued security footage earlier this week of a man sought in the incident involving Boyd. What prompted the attack is currently under review and officials stated it is unknown if Boyd was the intended victim. No one else was hurt according to reports.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday about halfway between Madison Square Garden and the bustling tourist spot. Boyd, twenty-nine, was transported to a medical center after being shot in the abdomen, 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 wife just had a child.

“The first thing I thought about, he just had a kid,” Glenn remarked. “My mind went to his family, considering his child and my priority is his well-being. That was my main concern.

“There’s a process to this, that I won’t detail, but I am pleased that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd did not participate this season, his first with the Jets, after being placed on injured reserve on mid-August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as a new signing in March and was projected as a key part of an improved special teams group under the coach and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during a training camp practice on 2 August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad during the entire campaign while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn stated. “Certainly, he attends every game. He’s fully engaged. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, from Texas, began his career with Minnesota after getting drafted in the seventh round by the Vikings out of Texas University in the 2019 draft. He signed with Arizona in 2023 and then joined Houston’s practice squad after that. Boyd signed a one-year contract worth $1.6m with New York in March.