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Jets guard Willie Colon, who will be a free agent, reportedly needs surgery for a torn biceps.

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FLORHAM PARK -- ESPN New York reported Tuesday that Willie Colon, a veteran right guard who signed a one-year free-agent deal with the Jets back in March, tore a biceps muscle during Sunday's season-ending victory over the Dolphins in Miami.

The injury is serious enough to require surgery, the ESPN New York report added.

A Jets team spokesman declined to comment on the report.

NFL teams can execute new contracts with free agents on March 11. The ESPN New York report noted that Colon's recovery could take up to four months, which would take him past that date. Pro Football Focus graded Colon among the top half of NFL guards in 2013.

Colon missed the entire 2010 season with the Steelers after tearing his Achilles during an offseason workout. In 2011, he tore a triceps in the Steelers' first game and didn't play again that year.

It's not clear when exactly Colon was injured on Sunday. He played 61 out of a possible 72 offensive snaps against the Dolphins.