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

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

“What reassures me, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His wife and his kid, they are doing well and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd would leave the hospital, where he is reported as serious yet stable.

“Still unsure,” he added. “But I will say this, from our conversation, he seemed very positive. Furthermore, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

Authorities issued surveillance images earlier this week of a man sought in the incident involving Boyd. What prompted the attack remains under investigation and officials stated it’s not clear if Boyd was targeted. There were no additional victims as confirmed by officials.

The incident occurred in the early morning on Sunday morning about halfway between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was transported to Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen, as reported. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn shared Boyd has been on his mind “constantly” since he heard about the shooting. He further stated that Boyd and his spouse recently welcomed a baby.

“My initial concern, he has a new baby,” Glenn said. “My mind went to his family, worrying about his newborn and I want to make sure that he’s OK. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.

“There’s a process to this, that I won’t detail, but I am pleased that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd was inactive in the present campaign, after joining the team, after his season was cut short due to injury on August 18 with a shoulder injury that involved surgical repair.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in March and was expected to be a key part of an improved special teams group under the coach and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. However, he got hurt during preseason drills on early August and was carted from the field.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad throughout the season while healing from his surgery.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn commented. “Certainly, he comes to the games all the time. He’s fully engaged. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, from Texas, began his career with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in 2019. He later played for Arizona in last year and later was with the Texans after that. Boyd agreed to a one-year deal for $1.6 million with New York in the spring.