Drew Brees Wrestles a Crocodile on 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls'

Drew Brees: Super Bowl XLIV champion, adoring husband and father, upstanding citizen, Mardi Gras king and...crocodile wrestler?

Yep. The New Orleans Saints quarterback got down and dirty on Monday's episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls, wrestling a large reptile in the depths of a Panamanian jungle.

Brees adopted quite the daring spirit on his adventure through the Central American country.

He jumped out of a helicopter:

Climbed around some bat caves:

And got quite the souvenir from his British companion to commemorate the experience: a crocodile tooth necklace—you know, for good luck:

If you pay close attention, you can almost hear the Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark score faintly playing in the background.

Check out more of Brees' adventures in the full episode:

[Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, NBC, h/t Sports Illustrated]