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♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ im holding out for a hero till the end of the night ♪ love stories about the gridiron. so heres one for you. to a high school football player whos turning his passion for the game into the fight of his life and hes getting a whole lot of attention. >> this player from texas isnt just racking up football awards. hes also battling cancer. ktrks art rascon has the story now from suburban houston. >> i go like four weeks where i go once a week and ...

Education. the two parties should be able to work it out without the president of the united states intervening. >> reporter: a work stoppage would mean no spring practice, no free agency deals and potentially no 2011 season. >> everybodys concern is, where is the timetable from here and where does it go? >> reporter: two main issues. first, money. how to divide up the nfls annual revenue of about $9 billion. the second issue is the schedule. the league wants to add two more regular season games...

Will there be a hail mary pass before time runs out? at midnight tonight the current nfl labor contract expires. what happens next is it looks likely the team owners will move to lock out the players. that means no spring practice, no free agency deals and potentially no 2011 season this fall. both sides have been meeting here in washington for over a week, trying to avert the nfls first work stoppage since 1987. >> if we dont get it done, we know that well have let them down. >> reporter: at th...

60% of the leagues $9 billion in annual revenue. but team owners say thats unsustainable given the economic downturn. they want to reduce the players share by 9% to 18%. the second issue is the schedule. the league wants to add two more regular season games for a total of 18. the players say that increases their risk of injury and they deserve compensation. also at stake, local economies. >> were not talking about, you know, penalizing players only. i mean, this is going to hurt, you know, your ...

>> reporter: the standoff centers around two key issues. first, revenue sharing. nfl players currently receive 60% of the leagues $9 billion in annual revenue. but team owners say thats unsustainable given the economic downturn. they want to reduce the players share by 9% to 18%. the second issue is the schedule. the league wants to add two more regular season games for a total of 18. the players say that increases their risk of injury and they deserve compensation. also at stake, local economie...