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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn mentioned that he recently spoke with defensive back Kris Boyd and believes the player will be OK after suffering a gunshot wound in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday.

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

“That gives me comfort, is that his mood is upbeat,” Glenn said Wednesday. “His wife and child, they are holding up and he will come through this without issue.”

It remained unclear when Boyd might be released the hospital, where he has been listed as critical but stable.

“Don’t know just yet,” he added. “But I will say this, hearing him speak, he seemed very positive. And again, that’s what gives me comfort, that he feels like that and he’s talking that way.”

New York police released security footage earlier this week of a suspect in the shooting of Boyd. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation and authorities said it is unknown if Boyd was the intended victim. There were no additional victims as confirmed by officials.

The shooting happened in the early morning on Sunday morning about halfway between the famous arena and Times Square. Boyd, 29, was transported to a local hospital after suffering a wound to the stomach, as reported. The shooter fled the scene.

Glenn mentioned Boyd has been on his mind “a ton” since he heard about the shooting. The coach said that Boyd and his wife are new parents to a baby.

“The first thing I thought about, he recently became a father,” 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 is a procedure involved, I’ll keep private, but It is reassuring that he’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd was inactive in the present campaign, his first with the Jets, after his season was cut short due to injury on August 18 with an injury to his shoulder that needed an operation.

He signed with New York as a free agent in spring and was anticipated to become an important component of the team’s updated special teams under the coach and ST coordinator the special teams coach. But Boyd was injured during preseason drills on August 2 and had to be helped off.

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’s fully engaged. Given his status as a special teams standout, 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 the Vikings after being a seventh-round pick by the Vikings out of the University of Texas in the 2019 draft. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in last year and moved to Houston’s squad subsequently. Boyd signed a one-year contract for $1.6 million with New York in March.