A week after losing left tackle Will Beatty to a torn pectoral muscle, the New York Giants are on the lookout for help on the offensive line. They had a big-name option in Thursday, when former Dolphins and Rams tackle Jake Long visited the team's facility in East Rutherford, N.J. Two sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed the visit for ESPN.

Long, who turned 30 earlier this month, has seen his last two seasons end with a torn ACL and hasn't played a full 16-game season since 2010. So a big part of the reason he's still on the market is that he comes with significant questions about his health. It's unclear whether the Giants are interested in signing Long at this time, and a critical aspect of their evaluation will be the physical evaluation.

If he checks out, though, Long's track record indicates he could at least be worth a shot. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft and has been to the Pro Bowl four times. If he can make it back from his latest serious knee injury and stay healthy for the first time in a half-decade, he could be a big help to a Giants offensive line that's very thin all of a sudden at tackle.

Beatty is expected to miss 5-to-6 months as he recovers from the surgery he had last week. In the meantime, in organized team activities practices, the Giants are using rookie Ereck Flowers at left tackle and free-agent signee Marshall Newhouse at right tackle. It's possible they could move Justin Pugh back from left guard to one of the tackle spots or use Geoff Schwartz at right tackle once he's healthy, but they're in the market for any solution that makes sense, especially if 21-year-old rookie Flowers isn't ready to handle the left tackle position right away.