Ex-Raven Michael Oher Accused Of Assaulting Uber Driver

NASHVILLE, TN — Former Baltimore Raven Michael Oher is reportedly scheduled to appear in Tennessee court on Monday due to assault charges.

According to an affidavit, Oher and some friends were headed to a restaurant in Nashville last month when Oher, suspicious the driver was trying to secure a higher fare, began arguing with him. Eventually, Oher and his friends changed their minds and decided to go to a comedy club instead.

When they arrived, Oher and the driver continued to argue; the driver put his hands in Oher's face; Oher pushed the driver down and kicked him; and Oher's friends restrained him, according to the affidavit.

The driver said that Oher kicked him in the leg, according to WJZ.

Oher faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and is scheduled to be booked Monday, May 8. The Carolina Panthers issued a no-comment statement.

Oher's story — born into poverty in Memphis, he was eventually accepted into a private high school and was adopted by a wealthy family, then played football at Ole Miss — became nationally known due to the book The Blind Side by Michael Lewis and movie based on the book starring Tim McGraw as Oher's adoptive mother.

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Oher was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and after five years there, signed with the Tennessee Titans, who released him after one season due to a failed physical. He has spent much of his time with Carolina on injured reserve.

— By J.R. Lind

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