J.J. McCarthy was all smiles after Thursday’s joint practice against New England when, at one point, he completed 13 passes in a row.

Boelter now faces life in prison without parole on state charges alongside a possible death sentence for federal charges stemming from his alleged attacks on state politicians in June.

The state lost 4,400 jobs in July and the unemployment rate hit 3.5% in what state officials are calling an “early sign” of a trickle-down economic slowdown.