Rapper Lil Wayne sends gifts to the 49ers coach and his son "namesake"

The San Francisco 49ers coach, Kyle Shanahan, remained timid as to whether he named his son after rapper Lil Wayne's nickname.

However, the hip-hop artist seemed convinced, sending the coach and his 8-year-old son In a May podcast, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms said that Lil Wayne is a coach favorite, "so he named his little boy Carter."

Shanahan heard the receiver of the 49ers Pierre Garcon say that Lil Wayne had heard of his namesake – the rapper The name given is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. – and as San Francisco opened the training camp, Garcon had a package for the coach, reports ESPN

The loot included an autographed poster and a copy of the CD "The Carter IV" for Shanahan. , and a signed poster and a copy of "The Carter III" for Carter Shanahan.

"Mine has the insignia, the one it gave my son was edited," said Shanahan, who is a rap fan. "It was very thoughtful, so I can really play it for my son, it was fine, it was pumped, I showed him when I came back, he still does not know how much it is. Is cool. "