Kris Boyd has issued his first public update on his health after the New York Jets defensive back was the victim of a shooting in Manhattan on Sunday, which left him in a critical condition
07:30 ET, 20 Nov 2025
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Kris Boyd has issued an update on his condition after being shot(Image: Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd has revealed he is starting to breathe independently again as he recovers from being shot in Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 29-year-old was shot in the abdomen outside the trendy Sei Less venue in Midtown South at around 2:00 a.m., and was rushed to a nearby hospital in a critical but stable condition.
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The special teams standout, who has not played for the Jets this season due to a shoulder injury, has since undergone numerous procedures to have a bullet removed from his right lung. The NYPD has urged witnesses to the shooting to come forward and has released images of a suspect.
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Boyd took to social media on Wednesday to issue an update on his condition. He posted a picture of himself smiling in his hospital bed on Instagram.
He added in the caption: "God is real. God is powerful! I'm sorry, I have no words at the moment. Just grateful! I'm coming along, starting to breathe on my own now. Sincerely appreciate everyone."
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn spoke addressed Boyd's situation in his media availability on Wednesday. He told reporters: "That’s what eases my mind, is that he’s in good spirits. His wife and his kid, they’re in good spirits and he will walk away from this just fine.”
Boyd shared a picture of himself from his hospital bed
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Boyd shared a picture of himself from his hospital bed(Image: Kris Boyd/Instagram)
When asked when Boyd could be released from hospital, Glenn replied: “Don’t know just yet. 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.”
Glenn was positive about Boyd's outlook, but the head coach's primary focus was not about football. He said: "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.”
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Former Texas standout Boyd was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
He spent four years with the franchise before joining the Arizona Cardinals in 2023, only to sign for the Houston Texans a few months later.
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Boyd signed with the Jets as a free agent in March, but a training camp shoulder injury saw him placed on season-ending injured reserve.
The cornerback's biggest impact through his seven-year NFL career has been on special teams, and he was expected to be a foundational player for the Jets in that regard before his injury.