Jets Head Coach Glenn Confident Kris Boyd Will Recover Fully After NYC Shooting

New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and feels certain the player will recover well after being shot in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

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

“What reassures me, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His family, they are holding up and he will come through this without issue.”

It remained unclear when Boyd would leave the hospital, where he has been listed as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” he added. “But I will say this, from our conversation, he felt really upbeat. And again, that’s what gives me comfort, that he feels like that and he’s talking that way.”

NYPD issued security footage Monday of a man sought in the shooting of Boyd. What prompted the attack remains under investigation and police mentioned it is unknown if Boyd was singled out. No other injuries were reported.

The attack took place in the early morning on Sunday morning in the area between MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, 29, was taken to a medical center after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, according to authorities. The perpetrator got away.

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

“My initial concern, he recently became a father,” Glenn said. “My mind went to his family, worrying about his newborn and my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“There’s a process to this, which I won’t get into, but I’m happy at the fact that his outcome looks very positive.”

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 involved surgical repair.

He joined the Jets as a new signing in spring and was anticipated to become an important component of the team’s updated special teams under Glenn and ST coordinator the special teams coach. Unfortunately, he sustained an injury during a training camp practice on August 2 and was carted from the field.

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

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn commented. “In fact, he attends every game. He’s fully engaged. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, from Texas, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by Minnesota out of UT in 2019. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and later was with the Texans subsequently. Boyd signed a one-year contract worth $1.6m with New York in the spring.