Law played college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers primarily as a wide receiver from 1973 to 1976, learning the return specialist position in 1977 and starting in the role.
He was selected with the fifteenth pick of the fourth round (99th overall) by the Bengals after a commendable 1977 season, leading team stats as a wide receiver and earning All-Ohio Valley honours.
[3] Law enrolled at East Tennessee State University as an accounting major,[4] receiving an athletic scholarship in 1973 to join the football team as a freshman.
[6] For his first two years with East Tennessee, he was a reserve for the wide receiver position but gained the starting role in 1975, where he caught 18 passes in 11 games for 428 yards and a touchdown.
[14] Law was taken off the retired list and waived off by the Bengals and then signed by the Redskins on November 6, 1979, as a replacement for Buddy Hardeman who had suffered a broken jaw.