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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and feels certain the player will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn shared that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “positive” during their recent conversation.

“That gives me comfort, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn commented. “His family, they’re in good spirits and he is expected to recover fully.”

Glenn was unsure when Boyd might be released the hospital, where he is reported as critical but stable.

“Not certain at the moment,” the coach said. “Yet I must mention, just talking to him, he felt really upbeat. Furthermore, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and he expresses himself so positively.”

New York police shared surveillance images earlier this week of a man sought in the attack on the player. What prompted the attack is currently under review and authorities said it’s not clear if Boyd was the intended victim. No other injuries according to reports.

The incident occurred in the early morning on Sunday in the area between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was transported to a medical center after suffering a wound to the stomach, police said. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn said Boyd has been on his mind “a ton” since he heard about the shooting. He further stated that Boyd and his spouse are new parents to a newborn.

“My initial concern, he just had a kid,” Glenn said. “I thought of his spouse, considering his child and my priority is his well-being. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“A certain process is underway, which I won’t get into, but I am pleased that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd did not participate during the current season, after joining the team, after being placed on injured reserve on 18 August with a shoulder injury that involved surgical repair.

Boyd came to New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was anticipated to become an important component of a revamped special teams unit under Glenn and special teams coordinator the special teams coach. However, he got hurt during preseason drills on early August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team during the entire campaign while working his way back.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn stated. “I mean, he comes to the games all the time. He’s fully engaged. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, a Texas native, played his first four seasons with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of UT in the 2019 draft. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in last year and moved to Houston’s squad later that season. Boyd inked a single-season agreement for $1.6 million with the Jets in the spring.