Editing Adam Archuleta (section)

===Chicago Bears===
On March 20, 2007, the Redskins traded Archuleta to the [[2007 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] for their sixth round selection in the upcoming [[2007 NFL draft]].<ref name="u683">{{cite web | title=Bears trade for Adam Archuleta | website=Chicago Tribune | date=2007-03-21 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/03/21/bears-trade-for-adam-archuleta/ | access-date=2024-12-14}}</ref> The Bears agreed to pay him $8.1 million over three years.<ref name="l844">{{cite web | last=Clayton | first=John | title=Skins agree to trade S Archuleta to Bears for pick | website=ESPN.com | date=2007-03-20 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2806226 | access-date=2024-12-14}}</ref> Archuleta was reunited with [[Lovie Smith]], but never lived up to the expectations the team had for him during the [[2007 Chicago Bears season|2007]] season.  Archuleta played 15 games with only ten starts and he intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. He knocked down three passes and had 61 tackles, numbers that were below his career averages. The Bears released him on May 6, 2008.<ref name="bearscut">{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2008/05/bears_bid_archuleta_farewell.html |title=Bears Bid Archuleta Farewell |last=Biggs |first=Brad |date=May 6, 2008 |work=suntimes.com |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055235/http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2008/05/bears_bid_archuleta_farewell.html |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="bearscut2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=4672 |title=Archuleta released |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=May 6, 2008 |website=chicagobears.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509010219/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=4672 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> In his season with the Bears, Archuleta was paid $5.1 million of his contract, which the Bears picked up from the Redskins.<ref name="e194">{{cite web | title=Redskins trade Adam Archuleta to Chicago Bears | website=Hogs Haven | date=2007-03-20 | url=https://www.hogshaven.com/2007/3/20/192124/989 | access-date=2024-12-17}}</ref>