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**Willie Colon**
	No. 74 Pittsburgh Steelers
	Offensive tackle
Personal information
	Date of birth: April 9, 1983 (age 26)
	Place of birth: Bronx, New York
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
	College: Hofstra
	NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 131
	Debuted in 2006 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
	As player:; Pittsburgh Steelers (2006-present);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl Champion (XLIII);
Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008
Games played	34
Games started	34
Stats at NFL.com

For the Puerto Rican musician, see Willie Colón.

Willie Colon (born April 9, 1983) is a current American football tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Willie Colon is an alumnus of Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx. He graduated in 2001. He played his college football at Hofstra University.

[edit] Early years

Colon attended Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx where he is an alumnus and as a senior he received the Cardinal Hayes Outstanding Defensive Player Award.

[edit] College career

Colon played college football at Hofstra where he majored in interdisciplinary studies.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers

Colon was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (131st overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. He started the first two games of his career in Weeks 16 and 17 of the 2006 season, replacing an injured Max Starks, and in early 2007 team activities has replaced Starks as the 1st-team right tackle for the team. The position battle with Max Starks continued throughout the 2008 offseason, after an unspectacular 2007 season at right tackle. Colon was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII championship team. He re-signed with the Steelers after the 2008 season for one year worth $2.2 million.^[1] There has been rumors the past few years that Willie Colon should move to guard as another tackle, such as Max Starks or Trai Essex play right tackle. The rumors were founded mainly because of Colon's unspectacular pass protection, as well as his size - 6'3" is an ideal guard size, not a tackle size. However, Mike Tomlin and other members of the Steelers organization have often dispelled such rumors.

[edit] References

^ Steelers Re-sign OL Colon SI.com, March 11, 2009

[edit] External links

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[0] Steelers Re-sign OL Colon SI.com, March 11, 2009

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