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MIAMI -- Tyler Johnson was all set for a new chapter in Brooklyn, thinking there was no way he would be back with the Heat.He was wrong.Hes staying put, Udonis Haslem is also coming back and theres a slew of new faces in Miami now after a hectic Sunday series of moves. The Heat matched the $50 million, four-year offer sheet Johnson got from the Nets, and signed Haslem to a $4 million deal for his 14th season in Miami.With that, the transformation of a Heat team that will be without Dwyane Wade for the first time since 2003 is fully underway.For over a decade, Udonis has embodied what it means to wear the Miami Heat uniform, Heat President Pat Riley said. He has been the pillar and constant of this organization, and is a true champion in every sense of the word. We are thrilled that Udonis is back to help impart his leadership and instill the Heat culture with his new teammates.Along with the Haslem and Tyler Johnson deals, the rundown of Sunday moves went like this: Wayne Ellington and James Johnson signed as free agents, Derrick Williams deal got finalized, Luke Babbitt arrived in a trade with New Orleans, and Willie Reed agreed to terms on a contract that will be complete in the coming days.Ellington gets $12 million for two years, though only the first year is guaranteed. Derrick Williams got $5 million for one year, James Johnson got $4 million for one year and Babbitt has a deal that will pay him about $1.2 million this coming season. Reeds deal will be a two-year pact with a player option for the second year, according to Yahoo Sports.Tyler Johnson will make about $6 million in each of the first two years, then about $19 million in each of the final two years, turning the guard into someone who went from undrafted to basically set for life in two years. Hes part of a young core the Heat regard highly, a group that also includes Hassan Whiteside (who got a $98 million, four-year deal finalized last week), Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson.They are going to have a tremendous opportunity this season, Riley said.Haslem has been vital in the development of center Whiteside -- maybe even more vital now with Wade leaving Miami, and the Heat still not knowing if Chris Bosh (who has battled blood clots in each of the last two seasons) will be back. Haslem barely played last season, averaging 1.6 points in extremely limited action spanning 37 games. But Riley said when the season ended that Miami had no plans on letting the Miami native leave, and that held true.Way to continue holding it down for your city, Wade told Haslem on Twitter.The Heat become Ellingtons seventh team in eight seasons. The shooting guard won an NCAA title at North Carolina and was Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 2009. He spent his first three years in Minnesota and has been on the move just about annually since, playing for Memphis, Cleveland, Dallas, the Los Angeles Lakers and most recently Brooklyn.Ellington has four games of 25 or more points in his career, two of those coming against Miami. And his career best for 3-pointers in a game is seven, done twice -- both times against Miami, first in 2012 when he was with the Grizzlies and again last December while with Brooklyn.Im super excited to be a part of a first class organization! Lets get to work and make it a great season!!!, Ellington wrote on Instagram.James Johnson, a 6-foot-9 power forward, averaged 5.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in about 16 minutes for Toronto last season. Babbitt gives Miami shooting depth as someone who has made just over 50 percent of his 3-pointers in the last two seasons, going 113 for 224 from long-range in that span. Williams averaged 9.3 points in 80 games last season for the Knicks, mostly as a reserve.The Heat had Reed on their summer league team last year, and have held him in high regard since. Once he signs, Miami will be at 15 contracts and could add five more before training camp in September.Kevin Love Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. 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The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1.Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson told reporters Monday that he is concerned about wide receiver Nelson Agholor and hinted that he might reduce his role in order to get him in a better state of mind.Sometimes you have to take a step back to take a step forward, Pederson said. That way you can begin to clear your head.In a move that could be related, the Eagles signed receiver Paul Turner off their practice squad and released cornerback Aaron Grymes.Agholor made some revealing comments about his mental state following a pair of costly miscues in Sundays 25-15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.The Eagles appeared to take the lead on a 57-yard catch-and-run by tight end Zach Ertz midway through the second quarter. On the opposite side of the play, however, Agholor was whistled for an illegal formation penalty for lining up off the line of scrimmage, negating the score.On the ensuing series, Agholor dropped a perfect pass from quarterback Carson Wentz deep over the middle, stalling another drive. The Seahawks built their lead to nine over that span and clamped down on a banged-up Eagles offense the rest of the way.Ive got to get out of my own head, said Agholor. Pressing so much and worried about so much. ... Im thinking too much and so worried, and its such a selfish thing that I need to stop. I need to give my energy to my teammates and this organization and not myself, and feeling so pressured to make every single thing. Just have fun.I did it to myself. I started getting in my own head and just trying so hard to think about being perfect, and when miscues were there and they were exposed, I just let it eat at me.Agholor talked about the need to stop the mental battle he is going through.After hearing those comments, Pederson said that he is conncerned about Agholors well-being as a person.dddddddddddd He plans on having a sit-down with the 23-year-old and will not make a decision about whether to pull back on his playing time until they have that conversation.Agholor entered the game ranked 120th in receiving yards (264) and with a drop rate of 6.5 percent, which ranks 125th in the NFL, per ESPN Stats & Information research. He now has four drops on the season.Well, again, its all speculation, obviously, but I think sometimes as athletes, you put so much pressure on yourself to perform, Pederson said. Then when it maybe doesnt quite work out in your favor, [the] outside influences, i.e., the media and fans, put more pressure on you to perform [because] youre a top pick and you need to perform. All that pressure on a player is not good. So in Nelsons case, sometimes like I mentioned, sometimes maybe you have to take a step back and maybe you have to see it differently and view it differently. These are all conversations that he and I will have this week. And again, the wellbeing of the player and the person [is more important] to me than [his performance] as an athlete and receiver.Pederson said its not a matter of effort.Ive seen him trying to just do things a little out of character for him, and thats obviously a sign that maybe things are not going well for him, he said. As athletes, youve got to let the game sort of come to you, and I feel like hes maybe pressing just a little bit and trying to do things -- and hes doing everything right. Listen, hes working hard. Hes getting work after practice and doing everything right. Were just going to continue to work. ' ' '