5/9: Mock has Seahawks taking WR in 2012

–Todd McShay’s initial 2012 mock draft on ESPN.com (subscription-only) has the Seahawks taking South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery with the No. 7 pick.

McShay: “I’ll be interested to see how Jeffery runs and to study more tape on his route-running, but he passes the eyeball test with flying colors and has delivered clutch performances in big games during his short career.”

–Peter King of SportsIllustrated.com notes that Titans offensive coordinator Chris Palmer used flags for target practice when he was coaching Eli Manning with the Giants from 2007-2009.

King: “When Palmer arrived, Manning had completed three seasons in the NFL. Three inaccurate seasons, with a completion percentage of just 54.0. In camp, Palmer set up flags at different distances and had Manning throw quickly to try to hit the flags. Maybe it was play-calling, maybe it was simple NFL maturations, and maybe a little bit was the flags, but in Palmer’s three years with Manning, his completion rate rose from 56.1 in 2007 to 60.3 and 62.3 the following two years.”

–Chad Ford of ESPN.com projects WSU’s Klay Thompson to go 18th in next month’s NBA draft. Thompson had been undecided as of last week, but announced Sunday that he was staying in the draft.

–Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times wrote before the Mariners DFA’d Ryan Langerhans Monday morning to make room for the incoming Mike Wilson that Milton Bradley should be the one to go.