okay, football fans. the clock is running out for the nfl. owners, the players union are facing a midnight deadline tonight to try to work out their disagreements. and this is football so this is important stuff, right? even the president of the united states amidst talking about libya and mem coweighed in on the nfl during his news conference this afternoon. i m a big football fan. but i also think that for an industry that s making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. mark mravic, let s talk sports and nfl. i want to begin, you re the lead nfl editor for sports illustrated. let s look at a tweet from your colleague, jim trotter. he s been covering the negotiations happening now in washington. he says i m told the owners requested the extension, union wants indications that it is a serious step toward a