He would end up breaking many of the school's football offensive records, while helping lead the team to the playoff quarterfinals in his senior season.
In 1989, he rejoined the football team, but school officials deemed him medically ineligible, to avoid legal liability in the event that the bullet close to his heart became dislodged, or that a hit might risk damage to his remaining kidney.
He sued the university, but before the case went to court, former NFL great George Allen, who had just been named the new Cal State Long Beach head coach, helped him return to the team.
As a junior and senior, he earned second-team All-Big West honors at wide receiver, with Allen going on record saying: "He's an example for all of us, what I call a solid citizen.
In the 1994 NFL season, he became a favorite target of quarterback Stan Humphries as a slot receiver, tying the team lead in receptions with Ronnie Harmon and helping the Chargers reach Super Bowl XXIX against the San Francisco 49ers, after catching a game-winning touchdown pass in a playoff game against the Miami Dolphins.
In 2003, his older brother, Elvin Seay Jr., 41, was shot in a San Bernardino motel parking lot and spent 11 months in a coma before passing away.