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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he recently spoke with cornerback Kris Boyd and is confident the athlete will recover well after being shot in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

Glenn shared that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “positive” during their recent conversation.

“What reassures me, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn commented. “His family, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd might be released the hospital, where he is reported as serious yet stable.

“Not certain at the moment,” he added. “However, I can share, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. Once more, that’s what gives me comfort, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

Authorities released surveillance images earlier this week of an individual wanted in the incident involving Boyd. A motive for the shooting is still being looked into and police mentioned it remains uncertain if Boyd was the intended victim. There were no additional victims were reported.

The shooting happened just after 2am on Sunday in the area between the famous arena and the bustling tourist spot. Boyd, 29, was taken to a medical center after suffering a wound to the stomach, police said. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn said Boyd has been in his thoughts “a ton” since the news broke. The coach said that Boyd and his wife are new parents to a child.

“What immediately crossed my mind, he recently became a father,” Glenn noted. “I thought of his spouse, I’m thinking about his kid and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, that I won’t detail, but I’m happy at the fact 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 August 18 with an injury to his shoulder that needed an operation.

He joined the Jets as an unrestricted free agent in March and was expected to be a significant contributor of the team’s updated special teams under the coach and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during preseason drills on 2 August and was carted from the field.

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

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn said. “Certainly, he comes to the games all the time. His commitment is total. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, a Texas native, spent his initial four years with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of UT in 2019. He later played for the Arizona Cardinals in last year and then joined Houston’s practice squad later that season. Boyd agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.6m with New York in March.