‘Blind Side’ NFL lineman Michael Oher says he was tricked by Tuohy family
Michael Oher, a tackle from Mississippi, is selected as the No. 26th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall April 25, 2009, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo file)
Michael Oher, the former NFL and Ole Miss offensive lineman and former Briarcrest football star whose life story rose to prominence in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” now says that life story is a lie.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He is a native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown. He has covered Memphis since 2018.
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