49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Actually Named His Son After Lil Wayne
By Brendan Balsamo
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan got the opportunity of a lifetime on Sunday.
No, it wasn't the chance to win Super Bowl LIV. It was the chance to tell world famous rapper Lil Wayne that he named his child after him.
Things I learned today:
— Jessica Towne (@RunThisTowne13) February 4, 2020
Kyle Shanahan named his son after Lil Wayne pic.twitter.com/f4PiHjgxXT
After falling to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the 49ers held an afterparty with DaBaby and Lil Wayne. Did you think the team wasn't going to waste its time in Miami just because of a loss? They had to make the most of it!
Shanahan got to approach Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., and tell him that he named his son, Carter, after him.
The Niners held a Super Bowl afterparty with Lil Wayne and DaBaby.
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 4, 2020
Kyle Shanahan reminded Weezy he named his son Carter after him ? @brgridiron
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This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Shanahan considering not many people who name their kids after celebrities get to meet those figures. You can probably bet Derek Jeter's father hasn't gotten the chance to tell Derek Sanderson that the legendary shortstop was named after him.
Fun fact about Kyle Shanahan: he loved lil Wayne so much when he was younger he named his first some after him. Carter Shanahan
— Fight Me IRL? (@DillEsq) February 2, 2020
So while Shanahan didn't get the win to sit atop the football world, he did get a victory in the form of meeting Lil Wayne and telling him about the rapper's influence on his life.