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New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn revealed that he has been in contact with defensive back Kris Boyd and believes the player will be OK after being shot in central New York early Sunday morning.

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

“That gives me comfort, is that he’s in good spirits,” Glenn commented. “His wife and his kid, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”

The coach did not know when Boyd would leave the medical facility, where he is reported as in critical but steady condition.

“Don’t know just yet,” he added. “However, I can share, from our conversation, he seemed very positive. Furthermore, that reassures me, because of his outlook and he expresses himself so positively.”

NYPD issued surveillance images Monday of a suspect in the incident involving Boyd. What prompted the attack is still being looked into and police mentioned it’s not clear if Boyd was singled out. No one else was hurt as confirmed by officials.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning in the area between MSG and the iconic square. Boyd, 29, was admitted to a medical center after being shot in the abdomen, according to authorities. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has been in his thoughts “a ton” since learning of the incident. Glenn added that Boyd and his spouse just had a baby.

“My initial concern, he just had a kid,” Glenn remarked. “I thought of his spouse, I’m thinking about his kid and I want to make sure that he’s OK. That was my main concern.

“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 debut year with New York, after going on the season-ending injured reserve list on August 18 with an injury to his shoulder that involved surgical repair.

He signed with New York as a new signing in March and was expected to be an important component of an improved special teams group under the coach and ST coordinator the special teams coach. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on August 2 and was taken away on a cart.

Boyd has remained around the team during the entire campaign while healing from his surgery.

“He remains involved with our activities,” Glenn stated. “I mean, he attends every game. He is completely involved. 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, hailing from the Lone Star State, played his first four seasons with Minnesota after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of Texas University in 2019. He joined Arizona in last year and later was with the Texans subsequently. Boyd agreed to a one-year deal valued at $1.6 million with New York in the spring.