Even though a security camera captured the incident, Brian Butcher still had a difficult task in representing a plaintiff who sought civil damages against an ex-NFL player who allegedly sucker punched him in a Target parking lot.

For starters, there were allegations of racist slurs exchanged between the men. And there seemed to be no other reason for a confrontation between 61-year-old David Redelsperger, a retired pharmacist, and 43-year-old Darrien Gordon, who played 10 seasons as a National Football League cornerback.