INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts could be on the verge of holding a joint practice with another team during training camp for the first time under coach Chuck Pagano.

"We've got some things in the works and we're talking with somebody right now," he said. "Nothing has been set in stone, but I like that."

Pagano declined to say which team they could be practicing against. The two ideal practice partners are the Chicago Bears or St. Louis Rams. The Colts host the Bears at Lucas Oil Stadium on Aug. 22 and travel to take on the Rams in St. Louis on Aug. 29.

The Colts look at practicing against another opponent during training camp as a way to see how far they've progressed.

"You get tired of beating on one another during training camp, so to have an opportunity, if you can find somebody that'll work with you and want to do some work against you, it's a great change of pace," Pagano said. "Plus, you get to see from a schematic standpoint maybe a different offense, a different defense from alignment standpoint. If you're going against an odd front the entire time or whatever, it gives you an opportunity to maybe go against a different look and some different players. I'm definitely a proponent of it. Hopefully, maybe we can work that out and that'll happen."