Earlier this month, San Diego Chargers first-round running back Ryan Mathews planned to be on time for training camp.

"My main thing is to get into camp as soon as possible," Mathews told Nick Canepa of the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I've talked to my agent; I need to be there. Too many guys hold out for all the wrong reasons and I'm not going to be one of them."

With rookie set to report to Chargers Park on July 25, and no first-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft signed, Mathews is taking a slightly more realistic approach to when he 'll report to his first NFL training camp.

"Any time in there would be fine," Mathews said of reporting to camp between July 25 and July 30, when the veterans are due to report.

"It's also a business," the former Fresno State star added. "That's what I have to realize...I want to be on time. Hopefully that happens. If not, there's nothing I can do."

Mathews is the Chargers' lone unsigned 2010 draft pick. Because of the continued presence of the rookie pool, Mathews' first-year salary number has already been capped at $1.731 million dollars. That's a 1.2% decrease in first-year compensation from the first-year salary number that Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno, last year's 12th overall pick, received. ($1.752M)