“This is about a 5-foot tall art piece of Jayden Daniels,” Burden said pointing to the masterpiece in his wagon. “This is my gift to him actually. I hope that he sees it so I can give it to him.”

The chance to perhaps hand-off this handmade token of gratitude is part of the joy of being at training camp for Burden.

“In general, it’s just about the experience. It’s nice to be out here, to see the team up close and not via a TV like usual, so this is a pretty cool day for me,” he said. “I’ve been a Washington fan my whole life but I’m a super fan now. It started when RGIII came out here for us, obviously we’ve had some up and down seasons but last year was kind of the exact moment I’ve been looking for as a fan.”

That sentiment is shared by Akin Akinlotan of Woodbridge, Virginia, who was in attendance on “Back Together Sunday” with his wife and 6-year-old daughter. Seeing the turnout is evidence of what he has been feeling over the course of several months: this team is building something exciting that people want to be a part of.

“Man, it [last season] was wonderful,” Akinlotan said. “I remember when we were playing Chicago, and they threw the Hail Mary, man, I started crying. It was like back in the day, you have Gary Clark, Ricky Sanders, Art Monk, just throwing the ball deep. It was like bringing it all back. I know we’ve had some hard times, but it feels different. Look at all the people.”