Murphy was born in
Saint Louis,
Missouri. A three-year
letterman at Arizona State, Murphy was a
Ray Guy Award semi-finalist as the nation's top punter and was named honorable mention and second-team All-
Pac-10. He was also named to the Academic All-Pac 10 Team twice. Murphy was an
undrafted rookie free agent with the
Minnesota Vikings in April 2002. He was released during Training Camp. Following this he played with
NFL Europa's
Barcelona Dragons. He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons honing his skills in NFL Europa, playing with Barcelona and the
Scottish Claymores, and was voted to the All NFL Europe Team in both seasons. In 2004, Murphy enjoyed a three-game stint with Baltimore, subbing for an injured
Dave Zastudil. He played in five regular season NFL games with the Ravens and Chiefs in 2004, punting 22 times for 966 yards (43.9 gross, 37.3 net) with seven inside the 20 and three touchbacks. In 2005, he appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Eagles in their victory over
Brett Favre and the
Green Bay Packers. ==Criminal==