In March, Boyd, a defensive cornerback and specialty teams player, signed a one-year, $1.6 million contract to play for the Jets, according to the team. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during team scrimmage in August and hasn't played since.

New York Jets cornerback and special teams standout Kris Boyd was critically injured in a shooting in midtown Manhattan early Sunday, according to multiple news outlets.

Officers responded just after 2 a.m. to West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue, where a 29-year-old man was found shot in the abdomen, according to a police spokesman.