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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and believes the player will recover well after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

Glenn noted that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “upbeat” during a recent discussion.

“That’s what eases my mind, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His wife and child, they are doing well and he will come through this without issue.”

It remained unclear when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where he has been listed as serious yet stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” Glenn remarked. “But I will say this, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. Once more, that reassures me, given his positive frame of mind and his words reflect that optimism.”

New York police shared surveillance images earlier this week of a man sought in the shooting of Boyd. What prompted the attack is currently under review and police mentioned it remains uncertain if Boyd was the intended victim. There were no additional victims were reported.

The attack took place just after 2am on Sunday morning near the famous arena and Times Square. Boyd, twenty-nine, was admitted to a local hospital after being shot in the abdomen, according to authorities. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn said Boyd has been in his thoughts “a great deal” since learning of the incident. Glenn added that Boyd and his spouse are new parents to a baby.

“What immediately crossed my mind, he just had a kid,” Glenn remarked. “My mind went to his family, I’m thinking about his kid and my priority is his well-being. That was my main concern.

“There’s a process to this, I’ll keep private, but I’m happy at the fact that he will recover excellently.”

Boyd did not participate in the present campaign, after joining the team, after his season was cut short due to injury on mid-August with a shoulder injury that involved surgical repair.

Boyd came to New York as an unrestricted free agent in March and was anticipated to become an important component of the team’s updated special teams under the coach and special teams coordinator the special teams coach. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during preseason drills on August 2 and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd continued to be present all season long while healing from his surgery.

“He has stayed engaged with the team,” Glenn said. “In fact, he is a regular at our matches. He is completely involved. As one of the league’s best on special teams, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, from Texas, spent his initial four years with Minnesota after his selection in the later rounds by Minnesota out of the University of Texas in the 2019 draft. He later played for the Arizona Cardinals in last year and moved to Houston’s squad later that season. Boyd inked a single-season agreement for $1.6 million with New York in the spring.