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Maybe Hall of Famer Carl Eller really is the answer for the Vikings at the defensive end position.
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, officers attempting to arrest Eller on Wednesday morning attempted to use a Taser gun on him . . . but it didn’t stop him.
Eller reportedly hit the officers in the face “several times” and threatened to kill them. Eller threw one of them onto the hood of his SUV, and the officers “feared for their lives.”
“They were in the fight of their lives,” police inspector Mike Martin said at a press conference. “They were in distress . . . you could hear them screaming on the tape, ‘We need another car here. We need help here.’”
Eller was subdued only after three more officers arrived, and one put him in a neck hold.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
What a baller
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April 9th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Holy crap! In honor of over-used draft day lingo, he sure has got a great motor.
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April 9th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Who says steriod use is only a modern-era player problem??!!
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Sounds like he can still play. The Vikings need to give him a call, liquor him up, and tell him that they will be playing against cops.
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Purple people eater??? I guess it means something a little different now.
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Geritol Rage???
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
The 66 year-old man shrugs off tasers as he tosses police officers around like rag-dolls, but Bryant McKinnie need a metal pole to take out 1 bouncer?
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
don’t taze me, bro!
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I think he gets paid some money by the Vikings, or at least does events with them in the community. So, give the Vikes 3 points on the Turd Watch.
To quote the rules, “Players, coaches, owners, front-office employees, etc. If the person works for the team and is arrested, the points will be assigned. “
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
It’s a good thing that Eller wasn’t involved in the love boat. Can you imagine the police report?
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
… and Eller probably would not have been taken into custody had the incident occurred in another state. The Minneapolis Police Force is one of the few around that allows its officers to use the “chop block” method in apprehending suspects.
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I think Pac-turd should hire him as one of his posse. He could scout out new strip clubs, strong arm people or yell “fire”, stuff like that.
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
If he’s convicted, expect the Bengals to sign Eller to a two-year offer as a replacement for Justin Smith.
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April 9th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Mike, wouldn’t that arrest have violated his two year probation for drunk driving? Sounds like he might be going to jail for a while.
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
easy to swing your arms around when your hands are not weighted down by superbowl rings!
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
This story could produce a pretty good pic of the day
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
starman, that’s cold. Like it was his fault the Vikes never won. It’s a team sport, dude, not golf. Oops. Bad analogy, golf ain’t a sport.
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
“They were in the fight of their lives,” police inspector Mike Martin said at a press conference. “They were in distress . . . you could hear them screaming on the tape, ‘We need another car here. We need help here….
…Tarvaris is our quarterback.”
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
He’s lucky he didn’t try it with the NYPD. They would’ve pumped 50 caps into him.
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
starman~that might be the funniest thing ever said on this site! i am still laughing! kudos!
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Was he tazed before or after the rage? If after, those policemen aren’t too smart if you’re going to poke a big, drunk bear.
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April 9th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
A Taser had no effect? Time to check your batteries.
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April 9th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
4 cops and a Taser have trouble taking down a drunken 66 year old? Future Reno 911 episode, maybe?
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April 9th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Disclaimer: I do not approve of nor condone drinking and driving and violence towards police officers.
Gut Response: That’s old school, baby! No sack dances, no pointing to the sky, no SportsCenter highlights, just getting it done.
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April 9th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
starman! that was hela funny!!!! mega props!!!
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