The name Carter is surging in popularity in the United States—it was the 24th-most popular male baby name in 2017, compared to 80th in 2007 and 152nd in 2000—but I don’t think many of those Carters have the same origin story as Kyle Shanahan’s son.
Back in May, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms said on his Bleacher Report podcast that the 49ers coach’s admiration for Lil Wayne runs so deep that he even named his son after the rapper (born Dwayne Michael Carter).
Wayne caught wind of this and decided to send a little something special to the Shanahan family.