On April 7, 2009, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Purdum with the intention of having him compete for the starting job of long snapper.
[3][4] On August 13, 2009, the Chiefs waived Purdum in favor of Thomas Gafford.
[5][6] On February 5, 2010, the New York Jets signed Purdum to a three-year contract after incumbent long snapper James Dearth, who was an unrestricted free agent at the time, had a few snaps that were "off the mark" in the 2009 season.
[7][8] Purdum was recommended to the team by former Chiefs and Jets punter Louie Aguiar.
[9] On September 2, 2017, Purdum was released by the Jets after the team traded for rookie long snapper Thomas Hennessy.