Who is Kris Boyd? What to know about the Jets player reportedly wounded in shooting

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was reportedly changeable and wounded aboriginal Sunday greeting successful New York City.

The shooting occurred astir 2 a.m. ET on West 38th Street, the NYPD said. Responding officers recovered a 29-year-old antheral suffering from a gunshot coiled to the abdomen. He was rushed to the hospital.

Boyd was the unfortunate successful the shooting, sources told the New York Post. The Jets aboriginal released a connection connected the matter.

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"We are alert of the concern involving Kris Boyd and volition person nary further remark astatine this time," the squad told Fox News Digital.

Boyd was described arsenic being successful captious but unchangeable condition, according to ESPN.

Boyd is connected the New York Jets’ roster.

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd (17) participates successful a drill during minicamp astatine Atlantic Health Jets Training Center connected June 10, 2025. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

Boyd joined the Jets aft spending the 2024 play with the Houston Texans. However, helium has yet to play a drawback successful the regular play for the squad due to the fact that of an injury. He was placed connected the injured reserve connected Aug. 18.

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Boyd is from Texas

The seasoned NFL subordinate was calved successful Gilmer, Texas, connected Sept. 12, 1996.

He played precocious schoolhouse shot astatine Gilmer arsenic a moving back. He was the "Offensive Newcomer of the Year" successful District 16-3A shot aft helium ran for much than 1,200 yards, scored 19 touchdowns and had 18 tackles connected defense.

Boyd’s abilities connected discourtesy and defence landed him successful the 2015 U.S. Army All-America Bowl. He committed to Texas to play for the Longhorns.

College career

Texas Longhorns cornerback Kris Boyd (2) returns a footwear against the Oklahoma Sooners during Red River rivalry astatine Cotton Bowl Stadium connected Oct. 10, 2015. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

Boyd was a antiaircraft backmost with the Longhorns for each 4 seasons. He played successful 51 games and recorded 191 full tackles, 6.5 tackles for a nonaccomplishment and led the Big 12 successful back-to-back years successful walk breakups successful 2017 and 2018.

In 2017, helium was named to the Associated Press’s All-Big12 Second Team and was named to their archetypal squad all-conference successful 2018.

He decided to effort his manus astatine the NFL level and entered the draught excavation successful 2019.

NFL career

Minnesota Vikings antiaircraft backmost Kris Boyd (29) celebrates during the 3rd 4th against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected Dec. 9, 2021. (Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports)

The Minnesota Vikings selected Boyd successful the seventh circular of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was chosen 217th overall. He played the archetypal 4 years of his vocation with the Vikings.

In Minnesota, Boyd had 95 full tackles, 3 walk breakups and 4 fumble recoveries arsenic a antiaircraft back. He saw a batch of clip connected the team’s peculiar teams unit.

Boyd didn’t instrumentality to the Vikings aft the 2022 season. Instead, Boyd signed a woody with the Arizona Cardinals. He played 4 games with the Cardinals, spending astir of his times connected peculiar teams. He was released connected Oct. 2, 2023.

The Houston Texans signed Boyd 25 days later. He was promoted to the progressive roster successful December of that year. He would motion a one-year woody aft playing 2 games with the team.

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He made his beingness felt successful the 2024-25 postseason erstwhile helium knocked the shot escaped connected a Kansas City Chiefs footwear return. However, helium drew attraction erstwhile helium shoved his peculiar teams’ coach. Boyd said astatine the clip helium was excited astir the play.

Boyd signed with the Jets successful March.

Career earnings

Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd (17) cheers aft the crippled of an NFL shot matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 astatine EverBank Stadium successful Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Boyd's one-year woody with the Jets was reportedly worthy astir $1.6 million.

He's earned conscionable implicit $8 cardinal successful his career, according to Spotrac.

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