On this date in 2016, the Panthers agreed to a brand new three-year, $21.6MM deal with Michael Oher. Unfortunately, Oher never played a down under the new contract. 
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Oher, of “Blindside” fame, found his way to the Panthers after an up-and-down career with the Ravens and Titans. His first deal was a modest one – two years, $7MM – and he quickly proved to be a bargain. Oher played in 98.4% of the team’s snaps in 2015 as the starting left tackle. With Oher as Cam Newton‘s protector, the Panthers went all the way to Super Bowl 50 before losing to the Broncos.
With one year remaining on his contract, the Panthers wanted to lock Oher up long before he could reach the open market. Thanks to Oher’s personal progression and the progression of the tackle market, he netted more than $7MM per annum on his new deal from Dave Gettleman & Co.
The new deal was set to start in 2017, but things did not go according to plan. After just three games in the 2016 season, a concussion shut Oher down for the season. Then, in the offseason, things took a strange turn. Oher was alleged to have fought an Uber driver in the spring and later posted a picture to Instagram with what appeared to be bottles of prescription medication to deal with brain injuries. The now deleted photo was captioned, “All for the brain, [shaking my head].”
In July of that year, the Panthers released Oher with a failed physical designation. The move saved them just $1.69MM against the cap but allowed Oher to collect injury compensation. With that, Oher’s contract was over before it even began.
Blindside is an all time movie
SJ stole the show
I agree I loved it growing up but they exaggerated most of it based off interviews from oher and the chick. So it lost some of that kick to me
Imagine a movie exaggerating something …
Really?
The story alone is amazing. Too bad his pro career wasn’t as great as the movie. But man it’s such a feel good story, and will always be remembered
He retired in his early 30’s having earned $34.5 million from football contracts and a Super Bowl ring. I’m sure the book/film deals also paid a tidy fund and attracted other financial opportunities.
None of that happens without the Tuohy family. So much of our life can be dictated by others and circumstance. Oher had the natural gifts and took advantage of the opportunities placed in front of him. A truly amazing story.
He can also look back on a fantastic rookie season in 2009. He contributed to two Superbowl-caliber squads as well, indicating he was a good teammate and reliable blindside blocker. Just a perfect example of the power of perseverance
Pretty sure you dont get a SB Ring for losing the SB, but agree w everything else you said lol
He won Superbowl 47 with Baltimore
Wow the man must not know football him and good ole Bryant Michienne how ever u spell his last name. I can’t spells not my thing the man from Minnesota. When Joe went 11/0. Ravens are my team