"Boyd was shot in the abdomen just after 2am on 16 November in midtown Manhattan. Boyd, his friend and two other Jets' players, Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood, had left a club and were approached by a group of men who made fun of their clothing, police told reporters at a news briefing. A fight eventually broke out between the men and Boyd was shot, police said. Boyd and his friends were not armed."
"During his time at Texas, Boyd said that struggles during his childhood he lost his father and the grandmother who helped raise him had given him a positive outlook on life. I appreciate all the little things, Boyd said. Everyone always asks me why I've got a smile on my face. It's because I'm not supposed to be here."
Frederick Green, 20, was charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the November 16 shooting of New York Jets player Kris Boyd. The shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. in midtown Manhattan after Boyd, two other Jets players and a friend left a club and were confronted by a group that mocked their clothing; a fight broke out and Boyd was shot in the abdomen. Boyd and his companions were unarmed. Boyd, 29, joined the Jets in March after playing for Minnesota, Houston and Arizona and had been sidelined this season by a shoulder injury. The team has faced recent off-field deaths, including Nick Mangold and Marshawn Kneeland.
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