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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and feels certain the player will be OK after suffering a gunshot wound in central New York in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn described that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “positive” during their recent conversation.

“That’s what eases my mind, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His wife and child, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd could be discharged the medical facility, where his condition is described as in critical but steady condition.

“Still unsure,” the coach said. “But I will say this, just talking to him, his attitude was encouraging. Furthermore, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and he’s talking that way.”

New York police shared security footage earlier this week of a suspect in the shooting of Boyd. What prompted the attack remains under investigation and police mentioned it’s not clear if Boyd was the intended victim. No one else was hurt as confirmed by officials.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday near MSG and Times Square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, as reported. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn said Boyd has been on his mind “a great deal” since he heard about the shooting. The coach said that Boyd and his wife are new parents to a baby.

“My initial concern, he just had a kid,” Glenn noted. “My mind went to his family, considering his child and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

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

Boyd hasn’t played during the current season, his first with the Jets, after his season was cut short due to injury on August 18 with an injury to his shoulder that required surgery.

He joined the Jets as a new signing in March and was projected as an important component of the team’s updated special teams under Glenn and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during a practice session on early August and had to be helped off.

Boyd continued to be present during the entire campaign while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn commented. “In fact, he attends every game. He is completely involved. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, from Texas, played his first four seasons with Minnesota after his selection in the later rounds by Minnesota out of Texas University in the 2019 draft. He joined Arizona in 2023 and then joined Houston’s practice squad later that season. Boyd signed a one-year contract valued at $1.6 million with the Jets in March.