SENIOR BOWL: Spotlight is on the tight ends

The South team practicing in Fairhope, Ala. on Monday. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/Dledbetter@ajc.com) MOBILE — The diversified play of tight ends in the NFL playoffs has put the spotlight on the group of six players at that position who are getting ready for the 63rd annual Senior Bowl. While the practice sessions were moved inside Thursday because of rain, the tight ends continued to be closely scrutinized. The game is set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. During the NFL playoffs, New Orleans’ Jimmy Graham (6-foot-7, 260 pounds), San Francisco’s Vernon Davis (6-3, 250) and New England’s Rob Gronkowski (6-6, 265) and Aaron Hernandez (6-2, 250) all made some spectacular plays in the passing game. Hernandez even ran out of the backfield as a running back. North coach Leslie Frazier. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/DLedbetter@ajc.com) Tight ends with a combination of size and speed are difficult to defend with a linebacker, who is usually too slow, or a safety, who may not …