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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and believes the athlete will recover well after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

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

“That’s what eases my mind, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His family, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”

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

“Don’t know just yet,” the coach said. “But I will say this, just talking to him, his attitude was encouraging. And again, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and he’s talking that way.”

NYPD issued security footage earlier this week of a suspect in the incident involving Boyd. What prompted the attack is still being looked into and police mentioned it is unknown if Boyd was targeted. No one else was hurt according to reports.

The attack took place around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning about halfway between MSG and the bustling tourist spot. Boyd, in his late twenties, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, according to authorities. The assailant escaped.

Glenn shared Boyd has been in his thoughts “a ton” since learning of the incident. He further stated that Boyd and his wife are new parents to a baby.

“My initial concern, he has a new baby,” Glenn said. “My mind went to his family, I’m thinking about his kid and I want to make sure that he’s OK. That was my main concern.

“There is a procedure involved, that I won’t detail, but It is reassuring that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd did not participate this season, his debut year with New York, 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 a new signing in spring and was expected to be an important component of a revamped special teams unit under Glenn and special teams coordinator the special teams coach. However, he got hurt during a training camp practice on August 2 and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team throughout the season while working his way back.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn said. “Certainly, he is a regular at our matches. He is completely involved. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, a Texas native, played his first four seasons with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in the 2019 draft. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and moved to Houston’s squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement worth $1.6m with the Jets in March.