Player of the American football team New York jet Kris Boyd, 29, a National Football League (NFL) player, was taken to Bellevue Hospital (New York) early Sunday morning after being shot in the abdomen. The shooting, which occurred in the Midtown Manhattan area, is still under investigation, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department, but at the moment there are no arrests.
THE Jets They released a statement in which they ensured that they were “aware of the situation involving Kris Boyd” and that they would “make no further comment on the matter at this time.”
While authorities declined to confirm the name of the injured man, they said emergency services transported a 29-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the abdomen to Bellevue Hospital in New York and that he is in “critical but stable” condition.
Police reports indicate that, during the early hours of this Sunday, the man was shot after a fight with several people, near a restaurant on West 28th Street, near Seventh Avenue. The killer fled in an off-road vehicle while the victim was being transported. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting at this time.
In a statement posted on social media, New York Mayor Eric Adams said, “I am praying for New York Jets player Kris Boyd and his loved ones.”
Boyd came to the NFL after being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of Draft 2019the same year, and remained with the team until 2022. The following year he signed for the Arizona Cardinalsbut halfway through the campaign he started playing with the Houston Texans until 2024. Jets They signed him during the preseason this year, but the player did not make his debut due to injury.
During his seven-year career, Boyd amassed 105 face —one defensive play in American football and rugby—, two forced fumbles —loss of possession— and five recoveries, as well as three passes defensed.
Last Thursday, in Week 11 of this season, the New York jet — last in the Eastern division of the American Conference with two wins and eight losses — loses 27 to 14 against the New England Patriots (Massachusetts). Next Sunday they will face the Baltimore Crows (Maryland).
