Steelers' Colon may miss season with Achilles injury

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A challenging off-season for the Pittsburgh Steelers got a little more difficult as right tackle Willie Colon suffered an Achilles injury, the NFL team said on Monday.

Already reeling from a six-game suspension to starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the news of Colon's injury was the latest setback for a team looking to return to the playoffs after falling short last season.

"It is confirmed that offensive tackle Willie Colon has suffered an Achilles injury while working out today," Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' director of football operations, said in a statement.

"He is still undergoing further evaluations by Steelers' medical personnel and we will not have anything more to release at this time."

Colon likely will have season-ending surgery on Wednesday after suffering what is expected to be a torn Achilles' tendon, a source told the NFL's web site (http://www.nfl.com/).

Roethlisberger was suspended in April by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the first six games of the upcoming regular season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Frank Pingue)