John Jerry

John Jerry faces a medical evaluation before he can play for the Giants.

(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

Despite his name appearing 106 times in the Ted Wells report on workplace conditions involving the Miami Dolphins and Jonathan Martin, new Giants offensive lineman John Jerry doesn't appear to be facing an NFL-imposed suspension for his part in the incident.

But Jerry, signed Friday as a free agent, could still be facing time away from the field due to medical reasons. Medical personnel will evaluate Jerry and his former Dolphins teammates, Richie Incognito and Mike Pouncey, before any decision is made.

“Our focus right now, at least in the case of the three players, is that they would be evaluated,” commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We talked with the union several times about that. We agreed that was the right first step.”

The next step would be to determine if the players needed treatment of any kind. That could keep Jerry away from his new team for an unknown period of time, depending on the results of the tests.

Jerry is expected to be a reserve lineman at this point. The Giants, however, have several huge question marks on their line.

“The first thing is to get the evaluation to determine what the treatment is,” Goodell said. “Depending on what the doctors prescribe there, that could prevent them from being part of football for some period of time. But that is a medical decision.”

The Giants were aware of the situation before signing Jerry. They thoroughly researched the former Dolphins starting guard, although they admitted to not having talked with Goodell prior to the move.

“We were certainly aware of that and did some research into him, and we’re satisfied that he’s going to be a good citizen for us,” Giants owner John Mara told reporters on Sunday, according to the New York Post. “We did not talk to the league about him, but we did talk to a number of people.

"We did do our due diligence on him."