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Marshawn Lynch Visited a Skittles Factory and Immediately Went Full Willy Wonka

Somewhere out there is a Skittles golden ticket.

Tyler Lauletta

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch throws Skittles into the crowd after the 2013 NFC Championship.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch throws Skittles into the crowd after the 2013 NFC Championship. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
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Marshawn Lynch loves his Skittles.

Throughout his NFL career and well into his time as a broadcaster, Lynch has never shied away from his love of the chewy candy.

Ahead of Prime Video’s broadcast of Thursday Night Football this week, Lynch is taking that love to a new level. In a video posted in the lead-up to the night’s game between the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks, Lynch can be seen visiting the Skittles factory in Yorkville, Illinois.

He’s like a kid in a candy store. Or rather, a grown man in a candy factory. Either way, he’s clearly excited.

Lynch went as far as to sign a box of Skittles that was being prepped for delivery.

“That’s the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” Lynch said. “The golden ticket. Make sure that one gets out.

“When you find that package that I just signed, send that [expletive] to me. I’ve got a couple dollars for you.”

Somewhere out in the world, there is a box of Skittles with Lynch’s signature. Time to go Veruca Salt mode and find that golden ticket.

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TYLER LAULETTA

Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.

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