Upon graduating in 1995 he had brief stints with New Hampshire Phantoms and Boston Storm of the USISL, and also played briefly with the Jamaican club team Harbor View FC.
[2] He never appeared in a match for San Jose before being traded with a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jovan Kirovski and Kelly Gray on May 21, 2008.
[3] On January 22, 2010, Burpo was part of a four-player trade that sent him and Cory Gibbs to New England Revolution in exchange for Wells Thompson and the rights to Jeff Larentowicz.
On May 29, 2010, in a game against New York Red Bulls, Burpo's tibia and fibula snapped when he collided with NYRB striker Dane Richards while challenging for the ball at the edge of his penalty area;[5][6] many observers compared the injury to the one which ended the career of American football star Joe Theismann in 1985,[7][8] and the similar double-break which ended the career of English Premier League player David Busst in 1996.
On October 3, 2011, he was announced as the goalkeeper coach for Major League Soccer expansion side Montreal Impact.