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

Glenn noted that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “in good spirits” during their latest talk.

“That’s what eases my mind, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His wife and child, they are holding up and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd could be discharged the medical facility, where he has been listed as in critical but steady condition.

“Not certain at the moment,” the coach said. “But I will say this, from our conversation, he seemed very positive. Once more, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and he’s talking that way.”

NYPD shared security footage earlier this week of a man sought in the attack on the player. The reason behind the incident is still being looked into and police mentioned it remains uncertain if Boyd was targeted. No other injuries as confirmed by officials.

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning about halfway between MSG and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, police said. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn shared Boyd has been on his mind “a great deal” since he heard about the shooting. The coach said that Boyd and his spouse recently welcomed a baby.

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

“There’s a process to this, which I won’t get into, but I am pleased that he will recover excellently.”

Boyd was inactive in the present campaign, after joining the team, after being placed on injured reserve on mid-August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

He joined the Jets as a free agent in March and was expected to be a key part of an improved special teams group under the coach and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during a training camp practice on 2 August and had to be helped off.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad throughout the season while healing from his surgery.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn said. “I mean, he comes to the games all the time. His commitment is total. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he’s done a really good job of helping the other guys we have.”

Boyd, hailing from the Lone Star State, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after his selection in the later rounds by the Vikings out of the University of Texas in the 2019 draft. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and moved to Houston’s squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement worth $1.6m with New York in the spring.