CORTLAND — Willie Colon made it clear Wednesday the true story of the 2013 Jets has yet to be told.
Speaking as Gang Green finished their last public practice of training camp at SUNY Cortland, the veteran guard — never afraid to speak his mind — pointedly described their locker room as fractured and divided on the way to last season’s 8-8, non-playoff finish.
Colon, who was in his first year with the Jets last season after six years and one Lombardi Trophy with the Steelers, wouldn’t name names or give any specifics. But he used the word “divided” at least twice in a lengthy post-practice media session.
“The [2013] team just went through a lot of losing, and some of the issues that stemmed from that caused division in the locker room,” Colon said. “We put that aside this year, and we understand every man needs to put his hand in the column and be for each other.”
While Colon refused to point any fingers, the only major departures from the Jets in the offseason were wide receiver Santonio Holmes, cornerback Antonio Cromartie, tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., safety Ed Reed and quarterback Mark Sanchez.
Sanchez has never been thought to be a problem in the locker room (his new teammates with the Eagles rave about him), but Holmes, Cromartie, Winslow and Reed carry the reputation as “me-first” players.
Holmes, Winslow and Reed are out of the league, while Cromartie wasn’t brought back by the Jets despite their depth issues at corner and the fact he could have been re-signed for just $3.25 million for one year — the deal Cromartie finally scrounged up from the Cardinals.
It would be a little surprising if Colon was referring to Holmes, though, because Holmes’ acrobatic, last-second catch in Super Bowl XLIII resulted in Colon getting the only world-championship ring of his career.
Colon indicated the division in the Jets’ locker room last year stemmed mostly from players rarely socializing with teammates at other positions — a problem he said Rex Ryan has since corrected.
“Usually on a team, you see position groups stay with position groups,” Colon said. “But we’re all around each other this year. You see running backs hanging out with defensive backs and defensive linemen, and the quarterbacks are eating with whoever.
“We’re a closer team,” Colon continued. “We’re starting to believe in each other, and winning does that. The more you win, the closer you get. So that’s important.”
When Ryan was told of Colon’s comments about last year’s divided locker room, the coach seemed to confirm there were issues by attributing them to a retooled roster with plenty of new faces.
“[Chemistry] is really important for any team, but for our team last year, they were just getting to know each other,” Ryan said.
Colon’s claim wasn’t met with universal approval, however. Offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson reacted testily when asked by The Post if the locker room was fractured.
“I’m not aware of anything like that at all,” said Ferguson, who is one of the Jets’ elder statesmen in his ninth season with the team. “I do know that we’re practicing hard now and doing everything we can to get better.”
Colon said he hopes the Jets can be as tight-knit as the teams in Pittsburgh he played with were, a cohesiveness that helped lead to regular playoff appearances and that 2009 Super Bowl win.
“We were a very, very close team in Pittsburgh,” Colon said. “We prided ourselves on being a family first. The element of trying to get that here is on its way. I think it’s growing.
“Rex preaches that every time he gets a chance to talk to us, that we’re all we’ve got,” Colon added. “It’s us against the world and us against every team that steps into the stadium with us. We have to be as close as possible to get through some of the wars that are ahead of us. If not, that adds to the losing edge.”