Denver Broncos

Peyton Manning caught a huge fish while hanging out with Dierks Bentley

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:28 p.m. ET

Andrew Lynch

If Peyton Manning's getting sick of his usual chicken parm (it tastes so good, you guys), maybe he can try a little bit of salmon for his next meal.

Manning's about five months into his retirement from the NFL, which is apparently the point during your non-working life when you go fishing with country music star Dierks Bentley. And according to Bentley, Manning caught a whopper during their leisure time:

The ever-infallible Wikipedia says that adult king salmon reach a mature length of between 24 and 36 inches and can weight up to 50 pounds, on average — but a sports fisher caught a 97.25 lb specimen in 1985, and a commercial fishery hauled in an astounding 126 lb king salmon in the late 1970s.

Look at that thing! I'm not sure if it's photoshopped or not, but I want to believe. I really, really want to believe.

Manning's haul isn't nearly that massive, but it's still a giant fish. My non-professional opinion? That thing's over three feet long, so we can add a yard to Manning's career catches.

That's right. I said it.

nice king for peyton manning. mine was way way way bigger but i....can't find the pic. pic.twitter.com/DDei0xxJtA
— Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) August 9, 2016