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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and feels certain the athlete will recover well after suffering a gunshot wound in central New York in the early hours of Sunday.

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

“That’s what eases my mind, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His wife and his kid, they are holding up and he will come through this without issue.”

It remained unclear when Boyd might be released the medical facility, where he is reported as critical but stable.

“Not certain at the moment,” the coach said. “But I will say this, 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.”

New York police released video stills Monday of a suspect in the incident involving Boyd. A motive for the shooting is currently under review and officials stated it’s not clear if Boyd was the intended victim. No other injuries were reported.

The incident occurred just after 2am on Sunday in the area between Madison Square Garden and the iconic square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after suffering a wound to the stomach, according to authorities. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn shared Boyd has been on his mind “a ton” since he heard about the shooting. The coach said that Boyd and his spouse just had a baby.

“The first thing I thought about, he recently became a father,” Glenn noted. “I thought of his spouse, worrying about his newborn and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, I’ll keep private, but It is reassuring 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 mid-August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

He joined the Jets as a free agent in March and was anticipated to become a key part of an improved special teams group under the coach and special teams coordinator the special teams coach. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during a training camp practice on early August and had to be helped off.

Boyd has stayed involved with the squad all season long while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn said. “Certainly, he is a regular at our matches. 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, from Texas, played his first four seasons with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in 2019. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and later was with the Texans later that season. Boyd signed a one-year contract valued at $1.6 million with New York in the spring.