Former Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins has a history of awful takes, but he may have just outdone himself with new comments concerning Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

Perkins compared the rookie Sanders to former United States president Barack Obama, suggesting that Sanders is the “most powerful black man since 2009.”

“Shedeur Sanders is the most powerful black man since 2009,” Perkins said. “You know what happened in 2009? That’s when President Obama (entered office) … (Sanders is) bringing the whole black community together. … He has the balance of, ‘I’m arrogant, but I’m humble too.’ … He’s the most powerful black man in sports. … He’s the most powerful player in sports.”

Perkins’s bold proclamation came amid Sanders’s breakout NFL moments with the Cleveland

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