@jason-j said:

You're right; I confused them because Michael Lewis repeatedly mentions in the book how fetching he finds Leigh Anne Tuohy.

He's far less likely than many of his draft classmates to be adversely affected by his new found wealth. He's been a part of an exceptionally wealthy family for many years now. While that's no guarantee, it does work in his favor when it comes to making the transition into the world of privilege that is the NFL.

Could be. On the other hand, you're talking about a guy who's had a lot of tutoring and special parenting these past couple years. Considering what he went through, he absolutely deserved to get that help. But once he gets to the NFL, he's not going to have the same type of support system surrounding him constantly.

I'm not saying he's Pacman Jones. If anything, it's more of a Rey Maualuga thing: you wonder if he'll be naive and end up taking advice from the wrong people.

Aloysius said:

That's part of the reason why people are concerned about Oher.

The incident in question actually had something to do with his adoptive sister (a fellow Ole Miss student). It's the kind of thing that 19 year old boys fight about. But, when you get 600 lbs. of student athletes fighting inside, there's going to be some collateral damage. There's really nothing about his record that would indicate that Oher would be a character risk.

In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the opposite is true. He's far less likely than many of his draft classmates to be adversely affected by his new found wealth. He's been a part of an exceptionally wealthy family for many years now. While that's no guarantee, it does work in his favor when it comes to making the transition into the world of privilege that is the NFL.

-jj

That's part of the reason why people are concerned about Oher.