On the eve of his turn as the ESPYs host, Peyton Manning stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to chat about a number of topics, including his recent golfing outing with President Donald Trump.

Manning explained that he was already in Washington D.C. to receive an award at a banquet when the White House called with the invitation. The Volunteer legend says some people told him not to do it – he even jokingly suggested that Jimmy Kimmel was one of those people – but he explained to the talk shot host why he took President Trump up on the invitation, citing an Arnold Palmer quote about respect for the office.

Rumors suggest that the retired quarterback may soon have to decide between the gridiron and the beltway. The political media has linked Manning to a potentially open US Senate seat in 2020, but UT coach Butch Jones recently hinted that Manning may get into coaching sometime “down the road.”

The segment about golfing with President Trump can be viewed below, with more clips from Manning’s “Kimmel” interview available on YouTube.