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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and is confident the athlete will recover well after being shot in central New York early Sunday morning.

Glenn shared that Boyd, who is hospitalized, was “in good spirits” during a recent discussion.

“What reassures me, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn commented. “His family, they are holding up and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd could be discharged the medical facility, where his condition is described as serious yet stable.

“Still unsure,” Glenn remarked. “Yet I must mention, from our conversation, he felt really upbeat. And again, that’s what gives me comfort, given his positive frame of mind and his words reflect that optimism.”

NYPD released security footage earlier this week of a suspect in the incident involving Boyd. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation and officials stated it is unknown if Boyd was targeted. No other injuries were reported.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday about halfway between Madison Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was admitted to a medical center after being shot in the abdomen, police said. The assailant escaped.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has occupied his thinking “constantly” since learning of the incident. He further stated that Boyd and his wife recently welcomed a newborn.

“My initial concern, he just had a kid,” Glenn noted. “And I’m thinking about his wife, considering his child and my priority is his well-being. That was my main concern.

“There’s a process to this, that I won’t detail, but I’m happy at the fact that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd hasn’t played this season, after joining the team, after going on the season-ending injured reserve list on 18 August with a shoulder issue that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as a new signing in March and was expected to be an important component of a revamped special teams unit under the coach and ST coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during a training camp practice on early August and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team all season long while healing from his surgery.

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn stated. “I mean, he is a regular at our matches. His commitment is total. To be one of the top special teams players in this league, he has excelled at supporting his teammates.”

Boyd, from Texas, played his first four seasons with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of UT in 2019. He signed with Arizona in last year and moved to Houston’s squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement valued at $1.6 million with the Jets in the spring.