Super Bowl

A Football career, like in the movie

For the second Time in his career, is Michael Oher in the NFL final game, the Super Bowl. His life was already oscarreif filmed and wowed millions of viewers, what Oher but rather interferes with than like.

On the Football field throws Michael Oher brave and aggressive, the opposing defenders and protected their own Quarterback before their attacks. In addition to the place is of 1,93 meters tall and about 140 kilograms, colossus, however as shy and reserved, not as one who likes to be in the light of the Public eye. Nevertheless, knows so well how every Fan of Football Ohers entire life story, at least the Version of the Hollywood Blockbuster “The Blind Side” about the life of 29-Year-old tells.

Oher comes from humble and difficult circumstances. He grew up in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with eleven brothers and sisters as the son of a drug addicted and several times convicted mother. Also, his father was often in prison. Oher was as a teenager from a foster family to the next, pushed, lived partly in the home and ran it again and again. After some time he came to Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy, the then 17-Year-olds in the recordings, it is a home offered him, and later even adopted.

Foster mother Leigh Ann Tuohy should have been it, the higher it brought, it with Football to try and look for it in earnest, that already at that time, abnormally large and powerful Boy in the Football Team of his school allowed to play. Tuohy will be in the Film, Sandra Bullock embodies the role gave her the 2010 Oscar as best actress. The Film played a total of about 300 million US dollars.

Sandra Bullock won for the role of Ohers foster mother the Oscar as best actress

Michael Oher like “The Blind Side” is not. The Film reflecting on his life as a human being and athlete is not correct. “What is outside of the box happens, is a different story. That’s why I think the movie is not good,” Oher said. “I have the game early on learned. No one had to teach me how to block.” It bothers him that the movie is so represents, as if he was a stupid, big Boy, his petite adoptive mother had to show how an opponent in the way. The production company have never spoken with him, much of what is in the Film takes place, was freely invented. “Hollywood just now.” The fact is, however, that Oher in high school as a Football player so good that he was the Scouts of many College teams noticed. The University of Mississippi gave him a Football scholarship, and in 2009 was higher by the NFL club, Baltimore Ravens obliged.

At this point, the end of the Hollywood movie. But what the Football career Ohers in terms of, was it really going, fabric be enough for a second Hollywood Film: at The conclusion of the 2012 season won Oher with the Ravens to the Super Bowl. To the great success was followed by the sobering experience: two unsuccessful years – first in 2013 with Baltimore and then, after the change in the home in 2014 with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans released him after just one season back, what Oher his career as a footballer is almost over would have. However, a text message brought him to this decision to reconsider.

Newton’s Bodyguard

That Oher at the weekend for the second Time in the final and a Chance at his second championship, namely Cam Newton, the charismatic Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. Newton was in the season break looking for a player who is reliable, his left side guarded. Newton’s brother, Cecil, also a Football player, remembered Oher, since he with the Baltimore Ravens together with him had been trained. Cecil Newton is praised higher in the skies, brother Cam sent immediately the following message: “I need you. I don’t want you. I NEED you.”

A strong Team: Quarterback Cam Newton (l.) and his “Bodyguard” Michael Oher (r.)

Clear words, the effect on the Customer is not misguided: “You’ll get a text message from Cam Newton, and he tells you that he needs you. This has meant a lot to me,” said Oher, the case of the Panthers, the Position of the Left Tackle dressed. He must try, the defenders block, the playmaker Newton to the ground want to tear before the Ball can fit. The successful Oher is as good as never before in his career as a professional: Only four succeeded in this season an opponent to look past him to dig and Newton to tackeln.

The Quarterback, the good chances this year the award as most valuable player of the League (MVP), referred to his Bodyguard Oher as a “pillar”. Especially on higher will it arrive, if it is in the Super Bowl against the excellent Defense of the Denver Broncos. In the semi-finals brought the Broncos defenders, New England’s Quarterback Tom Brady 23 Times to the ground.

That Oher “his own” Film has, of course, is also in Carolina known. Some players drag him like that, you’d have whole sequences of the movie quote, and Right Tackle Mike Remmers sends Oher instantly a SMS, if it is “The Blind Side” on TV. It goes higher, running on the strip there, however, much too often.