2007年3月20日，随着亚当·阿丘利塔（Adam Archuleta）转会到芝加哥熊队，他在华盛顿红皮度过的动荡时光宣告结束。红皮因此获得了一个第六轮的选秀权。

　　尽管拥有价值最高的中卫合同，阿丘利塔上赛季大部分时间里仍然被迫呆在板凳席。不久以后他将与熊队教练洛弗·史密斯（Lovie Smith）重聚，后者曾在阿丘利塔效力于圣路易斯公羊队时担任该队的防守教练。

　　本次转会得到了一位联盟官员的证实。由于熊队希望到3月21日再宣布此事，因此这名官员不愿透露姓名。阿丘利塔应在合同签订的一天后获得数百万美元保证金。

　　红皮一年前通过一份为期七年的合同吸引阿丘利塔加盟该队，但是这份合同很快就成为联盟历史上涉及自由球员转会的最大败笔。

　　事情的起因是红皮助理教练格雷格·威廉姆斯（Gregg Williams）设法将阿丘利塔由中卫转变为线卫。就阿丘利塔努力奋斗的同时，他深深地陷入了威廉姆斯为他制造的麻烦中。

　　阿丘利塔在赛季开始前失去了首发位置。尽管他在前七场常规赛期间又重回首发名单，但这仅仅是因为皮尔森·普里奥洛（Pierson Prioleau）因膝伤停赛。阿丘利塔状态低靡也是红皮在对付长传球时容易受到攻击的原因之一，5-11的历史最差成绩更让该队跌入了谷底。红皮随后将阿丘利塔完全“清除”出了防守队伍，并且在赛季后半段的大部分时间里只将其安排在特勤组。

　　这种情况显然让威廉姆斯和助理教练乔·吉布斯（Joe Gibbs）十分尴尬。他们二人都没有对阿丘利塔的降级作出任何解释。赛季刚一结束，吉布斯就向阿丘利塔表示后者仍在该队的计划之列，但是这番谈话更象是在转会之前作出的一种姿态。

　　由于巨额合同在前，摆脱阿丘利塔的麻烦并非易事。鉴于为2007年的工资热帽付出的高昂代价，红皮队并不想立即削减阿丘利塔的薪酬。准备进入转会市场也导致该队推迟了奖金的发放。除此之外，该队还计划与阿丘利塔重新协商其工资与资金事宜。

　　阿丘利塔与史密斯的关系使熊队几乎成为其唯一的选择。阿丘利塔去年曾经希望作为自由球员加盟熊队，但在红皮提供了一份巨额合同后，他最终选择与红皮签约。

　　<b>原文</b>

　　ASHBURN, Va. (March 20, 2007) -- Adam Archuleta＇s tumultuous time with the Washington Redskins ended when he was traded to the Chicago Bears for a sixth-round draft pick, The Associated Press has learned.

　　Archuleta, who languished on the bench most of last season despite having the richest contract ever given a safety, will be reunited in Chicago with coach Lovie Smith, his former defensive coordinator with the St. Louis Rams.

　　The trade was confirmed by an official within the league who spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams do not plan to announce it until March 21. The deal came one day before Archuleta was due to paid a guaranteed multi-million-dollar bonus.

　　The Redskins lured Archuleta to Washington a year ago with a seven-year contract, a signing that quickly became one of the biggest free-agent blunders in the league.
It soon became apparent that assistant coach Gregg Williams would try to use the hard-hitting converted linebacker more as a coverage safety. When Archuleta struggled, he landed firmly in Williams＇ doghouse.

　　Archuleta lost the starting job in preseason and regained it for the first seven regular-season games only because of a knee injury to Pierson Prioleau. Archuleta＇s liabilities were one of the reasons the Redskins were especially vulnerable against long passes as they slumped to a 5-11 record. Eventually, the Redskins took Archuleta out of the defense altogether, using him only on special teams for most of the second half of the season.

　　The subject was clearly embarrassing to both Williams and coach Joe Gibbs, and neither ever gave an explanation for Archuleta＇s demotion. Once the season ended, Gibbs indicated Archuleta was still in the team＇s plans, but those remarks were mostly seen as posturing before a possible trade.

　　Getting rid of Archuleta wasn＇t easy because of his mammoth contract. The Redskins didn＇t want to cut him outright because of the huge cost on their 2007 salary cap. The bonus was already postponed once as the Redskins worked to make a trade, and any deal was expected to include a renegotiation of Archuleta＇s salaries and bonuses.

　　The Bears were the only likely destination because of Archuleta＇s relationship with Smith. Archuleta was hoping to sign with Chicago as a free agent last year, but he decided on Washington after the Redskins offered the big contract.

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