"Nick Hardwick will likely be declared Physically Unable to Perform today or tomorrow, but the Chargers center is confident he won't be so designated by the end of training camp. %u201CI really feel like I'll be back before that list allows,%u201D said Hardwick, who had surgery on his right foot in March. %u201CI don't want to be sitting that long.%u201D A player placed on the Active/PUP list cannot participate in training camp or in exhibition games. The player can attend meetings and do rehab. The team, however, can declare him active any time before the final roster cut the week before the regular season starts. If a player is on the Reserve/PUP list when the season starts, he must remain there for six weeks. During that time, he cannot practice. That means a player on PUP would likely not return to games until at least the eighth week. The Chargers could also use the PUP on tight Antonio Gates and fullback Andrew Pinnock as a precaution. A player has to be put on Active/PUP before training camp in order to be eligible for Reserve/PUP. Players on PUP do not take up a roster spot. %u201CWe may have quite a list on PUP to start with,%u201D General Manager A.J. Smith said. Hardwick seemed resigned to his spot on the sideline to start training camp. He ran on a treadmill yesterday for the first time since his surgery and said he has come a long way in the month since he got off crutches. %u201CIt seems like the progress is speeding up now,%u201D he said. %u201C . . . . I'm not losing any more sleep about it. Right now I feel really good. I have total faith this is going to be OK.%u201D"