Every year, general managers paint a rosy picture on the June 1 list of cap casualties. They promote these transactions as almost a bonus draft of players.

Well, get ready to be disappointed. Unless a team is looking for veteran receiver help, this June’s list of released players is going to be as short as it usually is.

Still, the teams such as the Vikings, Bucs, Falcons and Chiefs will be bidding against one another for proven receivers such as Keenan McCardell, Derrick Alexander and Antonio Freeman.

But the Bills, Jets and Redskins will have a hard time finding defensive tackles. The Redskins are among a few teams looking for guards, and that is going to be a hard position to fill. And for running backs, Jamal Anderson of the Falcons might be the only solution to those needs.

Here is the expected list of potential June 1 casualties.

The list is expected to be a little less than 30.

Potential June 1 cuts
Player	2002 savings	2003 cap hit
Jamal Anderson, RB, Atlanta	$2 million	$1.5 million
John Fina, LT, Buffalo	$3 million	$5,693,526
Jay Riemersma, TE, Buffalo	$2.525 million	$1,372,000
Darnay Scott, WR, Cincinnati	$3.2 million	$0
Charlie Batch, QB, Detroit	$2 million	$4,916,853
Herman Moore, WR, Detroit	$750,000	$4,015,256
James Stewart, RB, Detroit	$4.15 million	$2.3 million
Antonio Freeman, WR, Green Bay	$4.3 million	$4,285,716
Keenan McCardell, WR, Jacksonville	$2.95 million	$2.815 million
Hardy Nickerson, LB, Jacksonville	$4.36 million	$2.9 million
Derrick Alexander, WR, Kansas City	$750,000	$2,548,336
Andy Katzenmoyer, LB, New England	$759,212	$0
Keith Mitchell, LB, New Orleans	$1.95 million	$405,000
Toby Gowin, P, New Orleans	$665,000	$0
Glenn Parker, G, NY Giants	$1.4 million	$1,053,429
*Steve Wisniewski, G, Oakland	$1,333,333	$2.1 million
*William Thomas, LB, Oakland	$1.5 million	$330,000
Ray Brown, G, San Francisco	$1.530 million	$2,369,502
Junior Bryant, DE, San Francisco	$650,000	$2,904,763
*Bruce Matthews, C, Tennessee	$1 million	$1,666,668
Marco Coleman, DE, Washington	$4,005,760	$3.8838 million
Ethan Albright, OL, Washigton	$650,000	$50,000
Donovan Greer, CB, Washington	$800,000	$133,333
Jay Williams, DE, Carolina	$1.75 million	$0
Mike Jones, LB, Pittsburgh	$750,000	$83,333

* Retired or likely to retire.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.