NFL star Sean Weatherspoon’s incredible discovery

WE’VE all found things we forgot we had while moving home but what Sean Weatherspoon uncovered is next level.

CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 3: Sean Weatherspoon #56 of the Atlanta Falcons warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on November 3, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

WE’VE all found things we forgot we had while moving home but this is next level.

NFL linebacker Sean Weatherspoon — who is returning to the Atlanta Falcons after one year with the Cardinals — made an incredible discovery while packing up his home in Arizona.

My gal just found a game check, I guess moving does have its perks ha

— Sean Weatherspoon (@SeanWSpoon56) March 29, 2016

Weatherspoon made roughly $3.1 million (AUD) last season, meaning that uncashed cheque is worth more than $180,000. Not exactly like finding loose change in your couch cushions.

The 28-year-old explained his apparent carelessness by revealing the cheque was sent to him after week one of the season — and from that point on his salary was directly deposited into his bank.

“I was on my way home from working out when I received a picture of the checque, dated Sept. 18,’’ Weatherspoon explained in a text message to ESPN.com. “My fiancee found it in a stack of mail, I believe. I vaguely remember getting the hard copy after the Week 1 game. I’m not sure why it wasn’t directly deposited like all my other checks. I’m currently trying to contact (the Cardinals) now. LOL.’’

@nwilborn19 bro they gave me one hard copy all season... Everything else was direct deposit lol #blessed

— Sean Weatherspoon (@SeanWSpoon56) March 29, 2016

After spending his first four seasons with the Falcons, Weatherspoon has signed back-to-back one-year deals.

And with a one-year-old daughter and baby boy on the way, he might want to keep a closer eye on his pay slips from now on.

Of course, he’s got nothing on baseballer Manny Ramirez, who once got a concerned phone call from management at the Cleveland Indians after forgetting to cash five consecutive pay cheques.

And then there’s fellow baseballer Rickey Henderson, who famously framed a million dollar cheque he received from the Oakland A’s and hung it on his wall.

That was until the team told him he needed to cash it — and suggested he display a photocopy instead.