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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he recently spoke with cornerback Kris Boyd and is confident the athlete will be OK after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

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

“That gives me comfort, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn commented. “His family, they are doing well and he is expected to recover fully.”

The coach did not know when Boyd might be released the hospital, where his condition is described as critical but stable.

“Not certain at the moment,” Glenn remarked. “Yet I must mention, hearing him speak, he felt really upbeat. Once more, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and his words reflect that optimism.”

Authorities issued security footage Monday of a man sought in the incident involving Boyd. What prompted the attack is still being looked into and officials stated it remains uncertain if Boyd was targeted. No one else was hurt according to reports.

The attack took place around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning near MSG and Times Square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was transported to a local hospital after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, police said. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn shared Boyd has occupied his thinking “a great deal” since the news broke. He further stated that Boyd and his spouse just had a newborn.

“What immediately crossed my mind, he just had a kid,” Glenn noted. “And I’m thinking about his wife, I’m thinking about his kid and I hope he recovers fully. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, I’ll keep private, but It is reassuring that his outcome looks very positive.”

Boyd was inactive during the current season, his first with the Jets, after being placed on injured reserve on 18 August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was expected to be a key part of a revamped special teams unit under the coach and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on August 2 and was taken away on a cart.

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

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn commented. “Certainly, he comes to the games all the time. He is completely involved. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he’s done a really good job of helping the other guys we have.”

Boyd, hailing from the Lone Star State, spent his initial four years with Minnesota after getting drafted in the seventh round by Minnesota out of UT in 2019. He signed with Arizona in last year and moved to Houston’s squad after that. Boyd signed a one-year contract valued at $1.6 million with the Jets in March.