He received numerous awards during his career including being named First-Team All-State, All-Region and All-Founders League, being selected as a Parade All-American and being placed on Soccer America's "Players to Watch" list.
He started and played in 88 minutes in the Paul Scholes Testimonial Match in August 2011 against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
He appeared in 4 more games in the inaugural season that culminated in the team winning Soccer Bowl 2013 with a 1–0 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks on November 9, 2013.
Since his on field retirement and subsequent move into the New York Cosmos front office he served as a scout and then Technical Director for Real Salt Lake of the MLS.
In this position, Murphy would work closely with coaching and technical staff to identify talented players domestically and globally in an aim to supplement the D.C. United first team roster and help develop the Black-and-Red's new USL affiliate.
[2] In July 2019 Murphy was hired by Barnsley to replace Gauthier Ganaye who was returning to France as president of OGC Nice.
[7] In January 2025, Murphy was part of a five-member investment group that purchased Dutch football club SBV Vitesse from its creditors.