Kaitlin Olson reveals she outbid Rob McElhenney for Kylie Kelce’s jacket.Photo:Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Philadelphia Eagles
Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Philadelphia Eagles
Rob McElhenneylost outonKylie Kelce’s Eagles jacket to none other than his wife,Kaitlin Olson.
TheIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaactor, 46, appeared on the latest episode of theNew Heights with Jason and Travis Kelcepodcast to discuss his hardships with being continually outbid on the limited edition autographed Eagles letterman jacket in an auction benefiting the NFL team’s Autism Foundation.
“I couldn’t believe that someone was immediately jumping on every time I bid, and so my final bid was going to be representing my favorite player on the Eagles, 62. [$62,000], I thought that was a good number,” McElhenney told brothers and football players,JasonandTravis Kelce.
“And then I got a text from somebody I know who said, ‘I’ve been the one bidding against you, bozo.’ And it did not even cross my mind that this was a possibility, and it turned out I live with this person,” he continued, referring to his wife andIt’s Always Sunnycostar.
Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson attend HBO / HBO Max Emmy Nominees Reception.FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO
“Okay, we live in the same house. This is a foundation that is important to both of us. The jacket looks great on your wife,” Olson told the Philadelphia Eagles center. “It’s clearly for women. I want it. He mentions nothing about it. I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’ ”
She added, “[Kylie] looks great in it. I want to wear the jacket.”
TheHacksactress, 48, explained on the podcast that she had found out that her husband had been bidding on the item thanks to social media. “I find out on X how much he’s bidding,” she said. “And from Jason Kelce that he’s crashing the site. I’m like, ‘No, no, no, I’m crashing the site.’ ”
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Ultimately, the couple decided to put in an “even” donation of $100,000 because the money would go to a good cause with the Philadelphia Eagles’ Autism Foundation. “We just truly believe in this organization,” McElhenney said.
He added, “In fact, we’ve done a few episodes of the [Welcome to Wrexhamdocuseries] about a lot of the work we’ve been doing with the autistic community and actually spanning the whole spectrum of all sorts of different neurodivergent disorders.”
“It’s something that we talk about all the time,” he continued. “It’s something that we feel really strongly about so to be a part of it in any way…”
Then, Olson jokingly cut in that ultimately she won the bidding war. “I win, basically. I win. I win. I won the jacket for sure. He will not be wearing the jacket ever,” she asserted.
“Thank you to both of you. This is beyond generous,” Jason told the couple. “You guys are incredible. You’re great at everything you do, including competing for a jacket.”
Unsigned versions of the jacket were previously on sale at theEagles Pro Shop,Mitchell & NessandFanatics, and now can be found online on other auction sites.
source: people.com
