 Culpepper was a tenth round selection (264th overall pick) in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and he played for the Vikings from to , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from to , and the Chicago Bears in .In his nine-year professional career, Culpepper played in 131 games, started 83 of them, and recorded 34 quarterback sacks and one safety.Culpepper is now a trial lawyer for the Culpepper Kurland law firm in Tampa, Florida.