With the recently announced 24-hour extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between NFL players and owners, and all of the drama surrounding this offseason’s events, I have been trying to remember a time when sports law was such big news. Websites have been created to track updates by the minute, local news channels are explaining the issues, and even President Barack Obama commented on the subject today. So, what is driving this Charlie Sheen-like fascination during this round of negotiations?