{"id":4442,"date":"2024-08-19T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2024-08-19T19:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:14:00","slug":"former-nfl-star-michael-oher-makes-his-thoughts-on-the-blind-side-movie-extremely-clear-after-suing-the-tuohy-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4442","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Star Michael Oher Makes His Thoughts On \u2018The Blind Side\u2019 Movie Extremely Clear After Suing The Tuohy Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0tackle Michael Oher has shared his feelings about the movie \u2018The Blind Side,\u2019 which was inspired by his life, amid the ongoing drama with his adopted family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>Oher is not at all happy with the way he was portrayed in the film. He believes it made him seem dimwitted, although he went on to have a productive NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ole Miss player was a first-round pick in the 2009\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Draft<\/a>\u00a0and remained in the league until 2016, winning a Super Bowl with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he reckons the film that told his life story negatively impacted him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe N.F.L. people were wondering if I could read a playbook,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said in an interview with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/18\/magazine\/blind-side-michael-oher.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The football player Michael Oher believes his early life was misrepresented by \u201cThe Blind Side.\u201d He is now suing the family that took him in. \u201cI went along with their narrative because I really had to focus on my NFL career, not things off the field.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NsygldPvQz\">https:\/\/t.co\/NsygldPvQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1825206047583109185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-michael-oher-saw-dumb-everywhere\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Oher Saw \u201cDumb\u201d Everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>Oher, who previously filed a lawsuit against Sean and Leigh-Anne Tuohy, says he refused to watch the movie but was eventually convinced by a teammate.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe my reaction,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he remarked.<em>\u00a0\u201cIt seemed kind of funny to me, to tell you the truth, like it was a comedy about someone else. It didn\u2019t register. But social media was just starting to grow, and I started seeing stuff that I\u2019m dumb. I\u2019m stupid. Every article about me mentioned \u2018The Blind Side,\u2019 like it was part of my name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf my kids can\u2019t do something in class, will their teacher think, Their dad is dumb \u2014 is that why they\u2019re not getting it?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Michael Oher\u2019s lawsuit against the Tuohy family is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a judge ended the conservatorship he signed with them in high school. But he believes that a lot of money was kept from him while the family profited tremendously off his name.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0tackle Michael Oher has shared his feelings about the movie \u2018The Blind Side,\u2019 which was inspired by his life, amid the ongoing drama with his adopted family. 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