After his playing career, he became a fitness trainer for space tourists and a sports writer for The Washington Post.

He played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley and was selected by the Cardinals in the first round (12th overall) in the 1988 NFL draft.

Harvey began providing video commentary for the website of The Washington Post.

[2] Harvey also began writing a weekly sports column about the Redskins in October 2011 for the Joint Base Journal,[3] a publication produced by the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs office.

[4] He also wrote a book in 2019 called Come Find Me, that was illustrated by actor, and former teammate, Terry Crews.