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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he recently spoke with cornerback Kris Boyd and is confident the player will be OK after suffering a gunshot wound in central New York early Sunday morning.

Glenn shared that Boyd, currently in the hospital, was “upbeat” during their latest talk.

“What reassures me, is that he’s feeling positive,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His wife and child, they are holding up and he is expected to recover fully.”

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

“Not certain at the moment,” he added. “Yet I must mention, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. Once more, that puts my mind at ease, that he feels like that and he expresses himself so positively.”

New York police issued video stills earlier this week 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 singled out. No one else was hurt as confirmed by officials.

The shooting happened in the early morning on Sunday near MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, in his late twenties, was transported to Bellevue Hospital after being shot in the abdomen, as reported. The perpetrator got away.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has been in his thoughts “constantly” since learning of the incident. The coach said that Boyd and his wife are new parents to a newborn.

“My initial concern, he has a new baby,” Glenn said. “I thought of his spouse, I’m thinking about his kid and I want to make sure that he’s OK. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, 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 during the current season, after joining the team, 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 March and was anticipated to become an important component of a revamped special teams unit under Glenn and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during a training camp practice on 2 August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team during the entire campaign while recovering from the shoulder injury.

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn commented. “I mean, he is a regular at our matches. His commitment is total. Given his status as a special teams standout, he’s done a really good job of helping the other guys we have.”

Boyd, hailing from the Lone Star State, played his first four seasons with the Vikings after getting drafted in the seventh round by the Vikings out of UT in the 2019 draft. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in last year and then joined Houston’s practice squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement for $1.6 million with New York in the spring.