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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has stated that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and is confident the player will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn noted that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “positive” during a recent discussion.

“What reassures me, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His wife and his kid, they are doing well and he will walk away from this just fine.”

Glenn was unsure when Boyd might be released the hospital, where he has been listed as serious yet stable.

“Still unsure,” the coach said. “But I will say this, hearing him speak, his attitude was encouraging. Furthermore, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and his words reflect that optimism.”

Authorities issued video stills Monday of a man sought in the shooting of Boyd. What prompted the attack is currently under review and officials stated it is unknown if Boyd was the intended victim. No other injuries as confirmed by officials.

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday near MSG and Times Square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was transported to a medical center after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, according to authorities. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn shared Boyd has occupied his thinking “constantly” since the news broke. Glenn added that Boyd and his wife recently welcomed a baby.

“My initial concern, he just had a kid,” Glenn said. “I thought of his spouse, I’m thinking about his kid and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There is a procedure involved, I’ll keep private, but It is reassuring that his outcome looks very positive.”

Boyd hasn’t played this season, his first with the Jets, after going on the season-ending injured reserve list on 18 August with an injury to his shoulder that needed an operation.

He joined the Jets as a new signing in March and was projected as a significant contributor of an improved special teams group under Glenn and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on 2 August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team during the entire campaign while healing from his surgery.

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn commented. “I mean, he attends every game. He is completely involved. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, from Texas, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of UT in 2019. He later played for Arizona in 2023 and later was with the Texans subsequently. Boyd inked a single-season agreement for $1.6 million with the Jets in the spring.