Jets player Kris Boyd shot in NYC, manhunt underway
Retired NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the search for the suspect who shot Jets cornerback Kris Boyd and Zohran Mamdani’s meeting with the NYPD commissioner on crime policy.
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New York Jets player Kris Boyd is breathing his own days after he was shot in the stomach during an early morning incident in Midtown Manhattan, a social media post said.
A photo posted to Boyd’s Instagram Stories provided the latest update on the veteran cornerback and special teams player.
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Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd (17) during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
“God is real. God is powerful,” the post read. “I’m sorry I don’t have words at the moment… Just grateful! I’m coming along and starting to breathe on my own now. I really appreciate everyone.”
The update came after Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said Boyd was “optimal” in their latest conversation.
“That’s what eases my mind is he’s in good spirits,” Glenn told reporters when he was available to the media ahead of the team’s Week 12 game against the Baltimore Ravens. “His wife and his child, they’re in good spirits and he’ll be fine from this.”
Boyd was listed in critical but stable condition. Glenn said he did not have a timeline for when Boyd might be released from the hospital.
“Don’t know yet,” the coach said. “But I will say, just talking to him, he felt really optimistic. And again, that’s what gives me comfort that he feels that way and he talks that way.”
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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The NYPD released photos of a suspect wanted in the shooting. Authorities did not identify the man by name.
“The wanted person is described as male, medium complexion,” police said. “He was last seen wearing a black cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, multi-colored sneakers and carrying a black book bag.”
Glenn said Boyd had been on his mind “a ton” since the incident.
“The first thing I thought was he just had a baby,” Glenn said. “And I’m thinking about his wife, I’m thinking about his kid, and I want to make sure he’s OK. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind…
“There’s a process to this that I don’t want to get into, but I’m happy that he’s going to come out of this really, really well.”
New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd attends an NFL football training camp on July 23, 2025 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
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Boyd signed with the Jets in the offseason. He suffered an injury during training camp and has been on injured reserve since August.
