The fur coat seen 'round the world almost had a very different origin story. Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews nearly broke the internet with the faux fur coat she wore on the sidelines during the NFL Wild Card playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles on January 11. As it turns out, Andrews' good friend and podcast cohost, Charissa Thompson, almost did it first. "You'll love and appreciate this story," Thompson, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her partnership with Bounty. "I was working a game in Chicago [on January 10].