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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn has stated that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and feels certain the athlete will recover well after being shot in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

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

“What reassures me, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn commented. “His family, they’re in good spirits and he will come through this without issue.”

The coach did not know when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where he has been listed as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” the coach said. “Yet I must mention, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. Once more, that reassures me, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

Authorities shared surveillance images earlier this week of a man sought in the attack on the player. The reason behind the incident remains under investigation and police mentioned it remains uncertain if Boyd was singled out. No one else was hurt according to reports.

The attack took place around 2 a.m. on Sunday near MSG and Times Square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen, police said. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn said Boyd has been on his mind “a great deal” since the news broke. Glenn added that Boyd and his wife just had a baby.

“My initial concern, he recently became a father,” Glenn said. “And I’m thinking about his wife, worrying about his newborn and my priority is his well-being. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“A certain process is underway, I’ll keep private, but It is reassuring that he will recover excellently.”

Boyd did not participate this season, his first with the Jets, after being placed on injured reserve on August 18 with an injury to his shoulder that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in March and was projected as a key part of the team’s updated special teams under Glenn and ST coordinator the special teams coach. But Boyd was injured during a training camp practice on August 2 and was carted from the field.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad throughout the season while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn stated. “In fact, he is a regular at our matches. His commitment is total. Given his status as a special teams standout, he’s done a really good job of helping the other guys we have.”

Boyd, from Texas, began his career with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of UT in the 2019 draft. He joined 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.