ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller for assault and refusing to submit to a chemical test. The gross misdemeanor charges ...

MINNEAPOLIS — During his Hall of Fame NFL career, Vikings defensive end Carl Eller was described as many things - formidable, ferocious, relentless and unblockable among them. One term that was never ...

Carl Eller slipped his jersey on at Met Stadium on Dec. 19, 1971, when the Vikings completed an 11-3 regular season with a 27-10 victory over the Bears. The Vikings’ season ended on Christmas with a ...

The Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots may be playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but football fans here will be seeing a lot of former Minnesota Vikings, and they will be hearing a lot ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Success came quickly for Carl Eller, a mainstay on a Minnesota Vikings defensive line that dominated the NFL for more than a decade as the Purple People Eaters. Eller's enshrinement into ...

In Minneapolis, where the football team has yielded far more heartache than happiness, Eller is part of the most hallowed group of former Vikings — the brilliantly named Purple People Eaters, a ...