Jon Beason suffered a ligament tear and a small fracture to the sesamoid in his right foot during the New York Giants' OTA on Thursday.

His recovery could take 12 weeks, according to NFL Network.

"The prognosis is 'X' amount of time and it [the Sept. 8 opener] is within that timeframe," Beason said, in a press release issued by the team. "I expect to be back [for that game]. If not, I'll be back as soon as I can. That's really how you have to look at it. If it's not 16 [games played], maybe it's 15 or 14. Whatever it is, you want it to be that number as opposed to one."

Beason had injury issues in 2011 and 2012, but he played in all 12 games last year after the Giants acquired him from the Carolina Panthers in a trade.

The Giants re-signed the three-time Pro Bowler to a three-year, $16.8 million contract in March.