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Willie Colon's leadership shines through for Jets despite adversity

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- No. 66 in the white jersey lined up at right guard, the brutal sun beating on his helmet and 32-year-old body in the heat of an afternoon practice.

It was 92 degrees. No sweat.

"It's training camp," Willie Colon said. "I'm used to it. I've been through enough. I know how it is."

But this camp has been a little different for a 6-3, 315-pound player who rose out of the tough Melrose Houses in the South Bronx and then Hofstra to win a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers and start every game for the Jets the past two seasons.