hiː ɹˈæpɪdli ɐsˈɛndᵻd tə ðɪ ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl ɹˈæŋks ˈæftɚ nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz ʌv əfˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɡˈeɪmz ænd ˈætɹɪbjˌuːts hɪz səksˈɛs tə bˈiːɪŋ "kˈoʊtʃəbəl".
He rapidly ascended to the NFL ranks after nine years of officiating high school and college games and attributes his success to being "coachable".