This is my list of the top five veterans who'll be free agents after June 1 and who can still help a team in 2001.

John Clayton's best available post-June 1 free agents
Player	Position	2000 team	Comment
Jerry Rice	Wide receiver	49ers	He provides so much leadership and experience and gives you precision in pass routes. The Seahawks, who have young receivers, need him more than the Raiders, but because Rice has a great new home in the Bay Area, he probably needs the Raiders more than the Seahawks. Detroit is a distant third in the bidding. Expect Rice to make between $1.5 million and $2 million this season.
Richard Huntley	Running back	Steelers	He's a young back who has the potential to be a good power back for a team that has a good offensive line. Carolina and Miami have shown some interest. The Steelers thought he could've been the heir apparent to Jerome Bettis, but Bettis still has plenty of life in his legs and signed a new contract to stay in Pittsburgh.
Deion Sanders	Cornerback	Redskins	Come October after the baseball season, Sanders can still be a valuable asset to a playoff contender needing a shutdown cornerback for eight to 10 weeks.
Herman Moore	Wide receiver	Lions	It might be hard to persuade Moore to play for less than $1million this season. But he could be a valuable teacher to a young, tall receiver. Plus he can still be a decent possession receiver for a team. The perfect fit would be for him to go to Pittsburgh, who drafted Plaxico Burress to be the next Herman Moore.
Keith Poole	Wide receiver	Saints	A possession receiver who has deceiving speed and is certainly good enough to start. In New Orleans, Joe Horn and others became the favorites of Jim Haslett, leaving Poole submerged on the depth chart.