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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he has been in contact with defensive back Kris Boyd and feels certain the player will be OK after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn shared that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “upbeat” during their latest talk.

“What reassures me, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His family, they are doing well and he is expected to recover fully.”

The coach did not know when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where he has been listed as in critical but steady condition.

“Still unsure,” he added. “However, I can share, just talking to him, he seemed very positive. Furthermore, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and his words reflect that optimism.”

NYPD issued video stills Monday of a suspect in the attack on the player. The reason behind the incident is currently under review and police mentioned it is unknown if Boyd was the intended victim. There were no additional victims as confirmed by officials.

The attack took place just after 2am on Sunday about halfway between MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was taken to a medical center after suffering a wound to the stomach, as reported. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has been in his thoughts “a great deal” since he heard about the shooting. The coach said that Boyd and his wife just had a baby.

“My initial concern, he recently became a father,” Glenn noted. “My mind went to his family, worrying about his newborn and my priority is his well-being. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“There is a procedure involved, which I won’t get into, but I am pleased 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 going on the season-ending injured reserve list on August 18 with a shoulder injury that required surgery.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was expected to be an important component of the team’s updated special teams under the coach and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on 2 August and was carted from the field.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad during the entire campaign while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn stated. “I mean, he attends every game. He’s fully engaged. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, from Texas, began his career with Minnesota after his selection in the later rounds by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in 2019. He signed with Arizona in last year and then joined Houston’s practice squad subsequently. Boyd signed a one-year contract valued at $1.6 million with the Jets in the spring.