Michael Oher Having a Hard Time With NFL Career Because of 'Blind Side' Movie

Many are familiar with the 2009 movie "The Blind Side," wherein Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Ann Toughy, a caring and dedicated mother. Bullock's character soon takes in tough-on-his-luck Michael Oher and suddenly finds out that he has the talent to play football.

The movie became a box-office success, earning over $300 million, and Sandra Bullock went on to win several awards for her performance including: Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

And while at the end of the movie we see that Michael was indeed a Cinderella story, being drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. The story, however, did not end there in real life.

After being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of 2009, Oher was released soon after the 2012 NFL Season. Although many consider Oher being a key piece of the Raven's offensive line that season, he did not resign with Baltimore, instead opting to go play for the Tennessee Titans. Oher did not play very long for the Titans. After injuring his toe during the 2014 season, he was released just 11 games into the regular season.

Oher then inked a two-year $7 million contract to play for the Carolina Panthers. Panthers coach Ron Rivera believes that the newcomer can help protect Carolina's star quarterback, Cam Newton.

Oher believes that people are over critical of his play because of the movie. He shared, "People look at me, and they take things away from me because of a movie. They don't really see the skills and the kind of player I am. That's why I get downgraded so much, because of something off the field," reports ESPN Go.

He went on to say that all he really wants to do is play football, and have his play on the field determine if he is good enough to play in the NFL.

When asked if he has done well so far during his career and to analysts calling him a draft bust, Oher replies, "This stuff, calling me a bust, people saying if I can play or not ... that has nothing to do with football."