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A survey of National Football League fans conducted by BIGresearch for Forbes suggests team owners have little support in the current labor dispute with the players union.
Of the 1,533 surveyed who describe themselves as "a big fan of the NFL" 45.9% say they are on the players side and only 19.5% on the owners side. Perhaps most disturbing for those who are hoping for a quick resolution and a new collective bargaining agreement, was that 34.6% of respondents said they "didn't care" or "didn't know" when asked if they side with the owners of players. If one out of three of the NFL's staunchest fans are indifferent, there is not going to be much pressure on either side for a quick deal.