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 ...

Vikings great Carl Eller is scheduled to appear in court Monday, as a Hennepin County judge rules on criminal charges stemming from his alleged clash with police. The 67-year-old Eller faces one count ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Vikings great Carl Eller was convicted today of two gross misdemeanors in his clash with Minneapolis police officers in April. Hennepin County District Judge Dan Mabley ruled ...

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 ...

Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller thinks a deal to end the NFL lockout will be reached this week - and says retired players won't stand in the way of an agreement. Eller and lawyers for retired ...

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 ...