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Report: Michael Oher visits Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Offensive tackle Michael Oher recently visited the Carolina Panthers, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Aaron Wilson.

Oher, 28, recently was released by the Tennessee Titans after spending the last five games of the 2014 season on injured reserve with a toe injury. The 23rd pick of the 2009 draft spent his first five NFL seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Panthers are looking to replace left tackle Byron Bell, an unrestricted free agent who will not be re-signed. Oher, whose life was chronicled in the movie “The Blind Side," could be an option.

According to Wilson, Oher is healthy now. But Oher is coming off a rough season in which he ranked as the No. 75 tackle out of 84 players graded by Pro Football Focus. Bell was 83rd.

Even if the Panthers signed a player such as Oher, they still would be in the market for a tackle with the No. 25 pick of the draft.