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==Life after football== As a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, Eller founded a group of substance-abuse clinics in the Twin Cities called Triumph Life Centers in 1986. He obtained a college degree in Human Services from [[Metropolitan State University]] in 1994 and went on to work for the Minnesota Department of Human Services, addressing issues of health disparities between white people and people of color.<ref>[http://www.alumni.umn.edu/printview/f5831e66-4f6b-42aa-9c75-43d0e76ba797.html Carl Eller Takes a Stand], University of Minnesota Alumni Association, July–August 2005</ref> Eller was arrested in 2006 for [[driving under the influence]] and pleaded guilty.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2346348 |title=Hall of Famer Eller faces misdemeanor DUI charge |date=February 27, 2006 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He was arrested in 2008 for fourth-degree assault of a [[police officer]] and second-degree refusal to submit to chemical testing, both [[gross misdemeanor]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-04-09-3316541816_x.htm|title=Ex-Viking Eller arrested after chase - USATODAY.com|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com}}</ref> He was sentenced and served 60 days in the county workhouse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3928168|title=Ex-Vikings great Eller sentenced to workhouse|date=February 23, 2009|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Eller later served as president of the NFL Retired Players Association. In 2020, he joined the Halberd Corporation, a research-based publicly traded company that helps discover and develop medical treatments for diseases, as a consultant.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Retired NFL Great Carl Eller Joins Halberd Corporation |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/retired-nfl-great-carl-eller-120000384.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230924064238/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/retired-nfl-great-carl-eller-120000384.html |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2025-01-14 |work=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>
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