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 - 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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller was jailed today after he allegedly fought with police officers who had stopped him for possible drunken driving.

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 ...