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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and feels certain the athlete will recover well after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

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

“That’s what eases my mind, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn commented. “His family, they are doing well and he will walk away from this just fine.”

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

“Don’t know just yet,” Glenn remarked. “But I will say this, from our conversation, he felt really upbeat. Once more, that puts my mind at ease, because of his outlook and he expresses himself so positively.”

New York police released surveillance images earlier this week of a man sought in the incident involving Boyd. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation and authorities said it is unknown if Boyd was singled out. No other injuries were reported.

The shooting happened just after 2am on Sunday in the area between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was taken to a medical center after suffering a wound to the stomach, police said. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn shared Boyd has been on his mind “a great deal” since he heard about the shooting. He further stated that Boyd and his spouse are new parents to a child.

“My initial concern, he recently became a father,” Glenn said. “And I’m thinking about his wife, considering his child and I want to make sure that he’s OK. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“There is a procedure involved, that I won’t detail, but It is reassuring that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd did not participate this season, his debut year with New York, after his season was cut short due to injury on 18 August with a shoulder issue that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was projected as an important component of an improved special teams group under the coach and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during preseason drills on early August and had to be helped off.

Boyd has remained around the team during the entire campaign while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn said. “In fact, he is a regular at our matches. He is completely involved. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, from Texas, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after his selection in the later rounds by Minnesota out of UT in 2019. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and moved to Houston’s squad after that. Boyd agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.6m with New York in March.