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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he recently spoke with cornerback Kris Boyd and believes the player will be OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

Glenn described that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “in good spirits” during their latest talk.

“What reassures me, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn commented. “His family, they are holding up and he will come through this without issue.”

It remained unclear when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where he is reported as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” he added. “Yet I must mention, just talking to him, he seemed very positive. And again, that reassures me, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

NYPD issued video stills Monday 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 targeted. No one else was hurt according to reports.

The attack took place in the early morning on Sunday in the area between the famous arena and the iconic square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen, police said. The perpetrator got away.

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

“What immediately crossed my mind, 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. That was my main concern.

“A certain process is underway, I’ll keep private, but I’m happy at the fact that his outcome looks very positive.”

Boyd was inactive during the current season, his debut year with New York, after being placed on injured reserve on 18 August with an injury to his shoulder that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in March and was expected to be an important component of a revamped special teams unit under the coach and ST coordinator the special teams coach. But Boyd was injured during a practice session on early August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad all season long while working his way back.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn said. “Certainly, 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 excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, a Texas native, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of UT in 2019. He signed with Arizona in 2023 and then joined Houston’s practice squad later that season. Boyd inked a single-season agreement for $1.6 million with the Jets in the spring.