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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has stated that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and is confident the athlete will be OK after being shot in central New York in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn shared that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “positive” during their latest talk.

“That gives me comfort, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn commented. “His wife and child, they are doing well and he will come through this without issue.”

The coach did not know when Boyd might be released the hospital, where his condition is described as critical but stable.

“Still unsure,” he added. “Yet I must mention, hearing him speak, his attitude was encouraging. Once more, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and his words reflect that optimism.”

New York police released security footage earlier this week of a suspect in the incident involving Boyd. The reason behind the incident is currently under review and police mentioned it’s not clear if Boyd was singled out. There were no additional victims were reported.

The attack took place just after 2am on Sunday about halfway between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was transported to Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen, as reported. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn shared Boyd has occupied his thinking “a great deal” since he heard about the shooting. Glenn added that Boyd and his wife just had a newborn.

“What immediately crossed my mind, he recently became a father,” Glenn said. “And I’m thinking about his wife, considering his child and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

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

Boyd hasn’t played during the current season, after joining the team, after going on the season-ending injured reserve list on 18 August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was expected to be a key part of the team’s updated special teams under the coach and ST coordinator the special teams coach. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during preseason drills on August 2 and had to be helped off.

Boyd has remained around the team all season long while working his way back.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn commented. “In fact, he is a regular at our matches. His commitment is total. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he’s done a really good job of helping the other guys we have.”

Boyd, from Texas, spent his initial four years with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of UT in 2019. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and then joined Houston’s practice squad later that season. Boyd signed a one-year contract for $1.6 million with New York in the spring.