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The NFL Bans Kneeling During the National Anthem
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Kneeling Banned From Football?
***Be sure to keep questions away from the title. Also, "football" is too broad of a term to use when speaking on a specific issue. Kneeling is banned in the NFL not in college or high school football. So be more specific. The revised sentence is more specific and is straight to the point.; Kneeling Banned From Football?
 
  
Players kneeling as the national anthem plays has been a major controversy in the NFL.
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Kneeling has been a huge controversy in the NFL.
***The revised sentence sets a strong tone of what the article will be about. You need to say what is going on. "Kneeling" by itself is not sufficient when discussing this topic. The revision answers the questions about who is kneeling, does it matter, and when/where is it happening. Try to take advantage of complex sentences instead of simple ones like this.; Kneeling has been a huge controversy in the NFL.
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The NFL has been losing fans and money.  
 
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The commissioner Roger Goodell said, "We want people to be respectful of the national anthem."  
This has led to the football league losing support from fans and money from sponsors.
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The NFL has come to the conclusion that of players or teams disrespect the anthem, then there will be a fine.  
***Here, I wanted to go in-depth on what is happening. This revision shows what is lost. Like "money from sponsors" is much more detailed than just "money." Since the NFL name will be mentioned so many times, I strongly recommend using different names for the NFL to add variety and lose the repetition. So, I removed "NFL" in this sentence and put in "football league." You can use phrases like that, so you won't have to keep using the actual name of the company.;The NFL has been losing fans and money.  
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This process took the NFL months in discussions to find a compromise.  
 
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To sum this up, the players cant disrespect the anthem or there will be consequences.
The NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell said, "We want people to be respectful of the national anthem."
 
***I added "NFL" before "commissioner" because it was never said what was he the commissioner of. So, always keep that in mind, especially if it is a title.; The commissioner Roger Goodell said, "We want people to be respectful of the national anthem."  
 
 
 
The NFL has concluded that if players or personnel disrespect the anthem, then they will be fined.
 
***I changed "of" to "if." I changed the ending. It seemed to be more direct if you say that the person doing the disrespecting will be fined. To make this sentence less wordy, I removed "come to the conclusion" and added "concluded." This one word does the job of the previous four.; The NFL has come to the conclusion that of players or teams disrespect the anthem, then there will be a fine.
 
 
 
This process took the league months to find a solution.
 
***Again, I removed "NFL" and replaced it with "the league." The words "in discussions" is not needed at all. I changed the word choice at the end of the sentence. From the summary and article, there was not a compromise, but a solution. Compromise means that both sides come to an agreement.; This process took the NFL months in discussions to find a compromise.
 
 
 
So, the players are not allowed to kneel during the anthem or there will be consequences.
 
***"To sum this up" should be avoided, because it sounds too essay-ish. Articles are mainly proper. yet conversational. I put "so" in its place. I polished the first part of the sentence as well. Instead of saying "disrespect," close it by saying what they are not allowed to do.; To sum this up, the players cant disrespect the anthem or there will be consequences.
 
 
 
Source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23582533/nfl-owners-approve-new-national-anthem-policy
 
Edited by Michael Morrow
 
 
 
Very interesting article to choose from. And the article source is good as well. I recommend taking a sentence and writing it different ways and see which is the best. Also, try to work on word choice by looking at different synonyms of a word or going with the more simpler term. And remember to not have questions as your title.
 
 
 
 
 
The NFL Bans Kneeling During the National Anthem
 
 
 
Players kneeling as the national anthem plays has been a major controversy in the NFL. This has led to the football league losing support from fans and money from sponsors. The NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell said, "We want people to be respectful of the national anthem." The NFL has concluded that if players or personnel disrespect the anthem, then they will be fined. This process took the league months to find a solution. So, the players are not allowed to kneel during the anthem or there will be consequences.
 
  
 
Source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23582533/nfl-owners-approve-new-national-anthem-policy
 
Source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23582533/nfl-owners-approve-new-national-anthem-policy
 
  
 
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