<P> On July 20, 2017, Oher was released by the Panthers after a failed physical . </P> <P> On April 14, 2017, Oher was cited for misdemeanor assault because of an altercation with an Uber driver in Nashville, Tennessee . The alleged incident involved the driver shoving his hands in Oher's face as they were arguing, to which Oher responded by shoving the driver to the ground and kicking him in the leg . Oher was listed in the citation as suspected of using alcohol near the time of the incident . </P> <P> Oher is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis's 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game . Before the book was published, excerpts appeared in The New York Times Magazine as "The Ballad of Big Mike". His portion of the book was adapted for film and was directed by John Lee Hancock . The Blind Side was released in the United States on November 20, 2009 . The movie stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw . The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for both Best Picture and Best Actress for Bullock . Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy . </P> <P> Oher wrote his autobiography, I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness to The Blind Side and Beyond, in 2011 . </P>

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