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Report: Tuohy Family Made Approximately $700K off Michael Oher's 'Blind Side' Story

The Tuohy family continued to push back against claims made by former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher in a recent legal filing.

People's Andrea Mandell reported the family has collected around $700,000 in total payouts from the film adaptation of The Blind Side.

"The Tuohys have not received millions of dollars from the movie," a source said to Mandell. "They have not even received $1 million from the movie."

Mandell also provided a statement from Marty Singer, an attorney for the Tuohy family:

"When Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean's since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Mr.