Lil Wayne has a new source of pride, and it has nothing to do with a chart. The rapper's son, Dwayne Carter III, has earned a Division I football scholarship offer as a kicker from the University of Colorado Boulder, and Wayne could not stop beaming about it on his podcast.
The offer that started it
Speaking on his show alongside co-host Craig Carton, Wayne celebrated the offer his son received back in June from the program led by the legendary coach Deion Sanders. For a father best known for verses and trophies, the chance to talk about his kid's athletic future clearly hit differently. He described the moment with unguarded joy.
A soccer player turned kicker
The path was not obvious. By Wayne's account, Dwayne is a soccer player by nature who only picked up kicking about two years ago. "Of course, it's every amazing emotion that you can name," the rapper said of the news, explaining that his son started experimenting with football in the offseasons between soccer campaigns before it turned into something serious.
Hall of Fame guidance
The turning point came through elite mentorship. Dwayne began working out with the son of Morten Andersen, the New Orleans Saints legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer who holds the record for the most games played by a kicker. Wayne said that once he saw the level of training involved, he understood his son was doing real work, not just filling time between soccer seasons.
Earning the spot
The effort paid off quickly. After a coach encouraged him to try out, Dwayne made his school team and performed well enough to be recommended to a program better suited to developing kickers and athletes. He debuted for Gainesville High School in Georgia during the 2026 season, a step that put him on the radar of college recruiters.
A father's pride
Wayne's reaction said as much as the offer itself. He laughed and lit up recalling a game-winning field goal from his son, the kind of moment that turns a proud parent into a superfan. For an artist who has spent decades in the spotlight, watching his child earn his own is clearly a different kind of reward.
More than one storyline
The kicking news arrived amid a run of sports talk from Wayne, a devoted fan who has been vocal about his teams and his frustrations. He has used the podcast to share everything from gridiron gripes to odd career footnotes, but the segment on his son stood out as the one that made him smile the widest.
What comes next
Dwayne still has high school football ahead of him before any college chapter begins, and with Hall of Fame guidance behind him, the ceiling looks high. For now, the story is a simple, feel-good one: a famous father watching his son carve out a lane that is entirely his own, one field goal at a time.
