Thirteen NFL players were cut Monday, saving 10 NFL teams a total of $27.695 million of cap money.

But, from the sounds of the phones Monday evening, only a small portion of that money will be spent on these new free agents. As expected, wide receivers Keenan McCardell, Derrick Alexander and Antonio Freeman received most of the attention. Former Lions quarterback Charlie Batch found out that he had a few options. Defensive end Marco Coleman received calls but few big initial offers.

McCardell, released by the Jaguars on Monday afternoon, departed Monday evening for a visit with the Kansas City Chiefs. On Wednesday, he's scheduled to go to Tampa Bay. Four other teams expressed interest. Alexander, who has already visited the Vikings, is set to make New England and Tampa Bay his first two stops.

Within an hour of official posting of the waiver wire, four teams checked in with Joel Segal, agent for former Packers receiver Antonio Freeman. Segal plans to meet with his client Tuesday to map out their strategy.

For the three receivers, the market is expected to be quick. Two of the receivers could be signed by Thursday or Friday. The Vikings have targeted Alexander as their top choice. The Bucs are choosing between McCardell and Alexander.

By early evening, two of the bigger names in free agency -- wide receiver Herman Moore and halfback Jamal Anderson -- hadn't had much action. Anderson received a couple of calls but has no visits set up. Moore expects to start getting calls after McCardell, Alexander and Freeman are placed.

The Packers have shown the most interest in former Jaguars linebacker Hardy Nickerson. The Jaguars and Dolphins made calls to former Redskins defensive end Marco Coleman. The Eagles, who are expected to make the hardest pitch, were not among the early suitors, but Coleman expects to hear from them Tuesday.

Tackle John Fina and guard Ray Brown, the two best offensive linemen cut Monday, will have to wait an extra day until they get action. Officially, they were announced as released but their names didn't appear on the Monday waiver wire.

Until their names appear on the waiver wire, they remain property of their teams and aren't permitted to be contacted.

Former Giants guard Glenn Parker expects his phone to be quiet because his bad knees are expected to prevent him from playing next season.

John Clayton and Len Pasquarelli are senior writers for ESPN.com.