The New York Jets and quarterback Mark Sanchez are considering surgery this offseason to stabilize the patella ligament in his left knee.

According to reports Sanchez does not need any procedures on his right knee, the knee that cause him to miss a game in the middle of the season, rather to repair damage suffered when he was in college on the other knee.

Sanchez dislocated the kneecap during the first week of fall practice before his junior season at Southern California. He has worn a brace on the knee since, even in the pros.

General manager Mike Tannenbaum, Sanchez and doctors are still evaluating the knee.

"It would certainly be much sooner than later because, right now, nothing has been decided," Tannenbaum said. "So, we're going to keep the lines of communication open and make a decision pretty soon here."

Sanchez had both knees examined by team doctors this week and also had them looked at by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday.

He helped lead the Jets to the AFC Championship Game at Indianapolis and played some of his best football during the playoff run.

After throwing 20 interceptions during the regular season, Sanchez had just two in three postseason games and fell a win short of becoming the first rookie quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.

Sanchez finished the regular season throwing for 2,444 yards and 12 touchdowns but had a dismal 63.0 quarterback rating.