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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he has been in contact with cornerback Kris Boyd and feels certain the athlete will recover well after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.

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

“What reassures me, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn stated on Wednesday. “His wife and his kid, they’re in good spirits and he will come through this without issue.”

The coach did not know when Boyd could be discharged the medical facility, where he is reported as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” the coach said. “Yet I must mention, just talking to him, he felt really upbeat. And again, that puts my mind at ease, given his positive frame of mind and he expresses himself so positively.”

Authorities released security footage Monday of a man sought in the shooting of Boyd. The reason behind the incident is still being looked into and police mentioned it remains uncertain if Boyd was the intended victim. No other injuries according to reports.

The attack took place in the early morning on Sunday morning near MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, 29, was taken to a local hospital after sustaining an abdominal gunshot wound, police said. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has occupied his thinking “constantly” since he heard about the shooting. Glenn added that Boyd and his wife just had 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 my priority is his well-being. Those thoughts dominated my thinking.

“A certain process is underway, which I won’t get into, but I’m happy at the fact that his outcome looks very positive.”

Boyd hasn’t played this season, after joining the team, after his season was cut short due to injury on mid-August with a shoulder injury that needed an operation.

Boyd came to New York as an unrestricted free agent in spring and was projected as an important component of an improved special teams group under Glenn and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on August 2 and was carted from the field.

Boyd continued to be present throughout the season while healing from his surgery.

“He’s been a part of what we’re doing,” Glenn commented. “I mean, he comes to the games all the time. He’s fully engaged. Given his status as a special teams standout, he has been instrumental in guiding others.”

Boyd, hailing from the Lone Star State, spent his initial four years with the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of Texas University in 2019. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in last year and then joined Houston’s practice squad after that. Boyd inked a single-season agreement valued at $1.6 million with New York in the spring.