Michael Oher biography: 13 things about ex-NFL player born in Memphis, Tennessee

Michael Jerome Oher Williams Jr. is an American football player born in Memphis, Shelby County. Tennessee, United States to Michael Jerome Williams Sr. and Denis Oher. Michael Jr. From 2009 to 2016, Michael Jr. was a National Football League offensive tackle.

Including Michael Jr., Denise has 12 children. She suffered from alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction.

Both Michael Jr. and his wife Tiffany Roy attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, USA where he played football. They have two sons and two daughters together.

During Michael Jr.’s first nine years as a student, he attended 11 schools. When he was a senior in Briarcrest Christian School in Eads, Shelby County, his father was murdered in prison.

In 2004, Sean Albro Touhy and Leigh Anne Tuohy allowed Michael Jr. to live with them and reportedly adopted him. Sean and Leigh Anne’s daughter Collins Tuohy and son Sean Tuohy Jr. were also attending Briarcrest Christian School at the time.

Michael Jr. is 6’4″ tall. Here are 13 more things about him.

1. In 2003, he transferred from a public high school in Memphis to Briarcrest Christian School.
2. In August 2004, Sean Sr. and Leigh Anne allegedly tricked him into signing a document, making the couple his conservators, which gave them legal authority to make business deals in his name.
3. In 2005, he participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, entered the University of Mississippi and started dating Roy.
4. He is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis‘s book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game“, which was published on September 2, 2006.
5. In May 2009, he graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. On July 30, 2009, he signed a five-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens for $13.8 million. In the “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” film adaptation “The Blind Side”, which was released on November 20, 2009, Quinton Aaron played him, Sandra Bullock played Leigh Anne and Tim McGraw played Sean Sr.
6. On February 8, 2011, Gotham published his autobiography “I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond”.
7. On February 3, 2013, he won a Super Bowl ring as the Baltimore Ravens’ starting right tackle.
8. On March 14, 2014, he signed a four-year contract with the Tennessee Titans for $20 million. On February 5, 2015, the team released him.
9. On March 6, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Panthers for $7 million.
10. On June 17, 2016, he signed a three-year contract with the Carolina Panthers for $21.6 million with $9.5 million guaranteed. On November 25, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. On June 20, 2017, the team released him after a failed physical.
11. On July 21, 2021, he and Roy got engaged. On November 5, 2022, they got engaged.
12. On August 8, 2023, Avery published his book “When Your Back’s Against the Wall”, which he co-wrote with Don Yaeger.
13. He was 37 years old when he filed on August 14, 2023 a petition asking the Shelby County probate court to end Sean Sr. and Leigh Anne’s conservatorship and to issue an injunction barring the couple from using his name and likeness.