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11/19 13:19 CST Jets coach Aaron Glenn says Kris Boyd is in good spirits while
recovering from shooting
Jets coach Aaron Glenn says Kris Boyd is in good spirits while recovering from
shooting
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Pro Football Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) --- New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn says he has spoken
to Kris Boyd and is confident the cornerback and special teams standout will be
OK after being shot in midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning.
Glenn said the hospitalized Boyd was "upbeat" in their recent conversation.
"That's what eases my mind, is that he's in good spirits," Glenn said
Wednesday. "His wife and his kid, they're in good spirits and he will walk away
from this just fine."
Glenn was unsure when Boyd might be released from the hospital, where he has
been listed in critical but stable condition.
"Don't know just yet," the coach said. "But I will say this, just talking to
him, he felt really upbeat. And again, that's what gives me comfort, that he
feels like that and he's talking that way."
New York police released surveillance images Monday of a man sought in the
shooting of Boyd. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation and
authorities said it's not clear if Boyd was targeted by the shooter. No other
injuries were reported.
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday about halfway between Madison
Square Garden and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after
being shot in the abdomen, police said. The shooter fled the scene.
Glenn said Boyd has been on his mind "a ton" since he heard about the shooting.
The coach said Boyd and his wife recently welcomed a baby.
"The first thing I thought about, he just had a kid," Glenn said. "And I'm
thinking about his wife, I'm thinking about his kid and I want to make sure
that he's OK. And that's the only thing that really went through my mind. ...
"There's a process to this, which I won't get into, 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, his first with the Jets, after going on the
season-ending injured reserve list on Aug. 18 with a shoulder injury that
required surgery to repair.
He signed with New York as a free agent in March and was expected to be a key
part of a revamped special teams unit under Glenn and special teams coordinator
Chris Banjo. But Boyd was injured during a training camp practice Aug. 2 and
carted from the field.
Boyd has remained around the team throughout the season while recovering from
the shoulder injury.
"He's been a part of what we're doing," Glenn said. "I mean, he comes to the
games all the time. He's fully engaged. To be one of the top special teams
players in this league, he's done a really good job of helping the other guys
we have."
Boyd, a Texas native, played his first four seasons with Minnesota after being
a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of the University of Texas in 2019. He
signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 and then joined Houston's practice
squad later that season. Boyd signed a one-year contract worth $1.6 million
with the Jets in March.
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