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

Glenn noted that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “upbeat” during a recent discussion.

“What reassures me, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His family, they are doing well and he will come through this without issue.”

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,” he added. “But I will say this, hearing him speak, his attitude was encouraging. Furthermore, that puts my mind at ease, given his positive frame of mind and he’s talking that way.”

NYPD issued security footage earlier this week of a man sought in the attack on the player. The reason behind the incident remains under investigation and authorities said it remains uncertain if Boyd was singled out. No one else was hurt as confirmed by officials.

The incident occurred in the early morning on Sunday about halfway between the famous arena and Times Square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was admitted to a medical center after being shot in the abdomen, according to authorities. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn said Boyd has been in his thoughts “a great deal” since the news broke. He further stated that Boyd and his wife just had a newborn.

“My initial concern, he has a new baby,” Glenn noted. “I thought of his spouse, I’m thinking about his kid and I want to make sure that he’s OK. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, 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 in the present campaign, his first with the Jets, after his season was cut short due to injury on mid-August with a shoulder issue that involved surgical repair.

He joined the Jets as a free agent in March and was anticipated to become an important component of an improved special teams group under Glenn and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during a practice session on 2 August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team throughout the season while healing from his surgery.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn stated. “Certainly, he comes to the games all the time. He’s fully engaged. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, a Texas native, began his career with Minnesota after his selection in the later rounds by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in 2019. He later played for Arizona in last year and then joined Houston’s practice squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement worth $1.6m with the Jets in March.