PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday that the Browns are a "potential trade partner" in the first round of the NFL draft, despite St. Louis not accepting Cleveland's proposal for the No. 2 pick to draft Robert Griffin III.

Fisher said Browns President Mike Holmgren's comments about the Rams and Redskins pulling off the blockbuster deal for No. 2 because of their close relationships wouldn't preclude a draft day deal.

"No, I didn't pay much attention to [Holmgren's] comments," said Fisher, speaking at the annual NFC coaches breakfast. "They were very fruitful discussions. They are a potential trade partner with us."

In addition to swapping their No. 2 for the Redskins' No. 6, the Rams received the Redskins' second-round pick this year (No. 39 overall) and their first-rounders in 2013 and 2014. The Browns reportedly offered their No. 4 and No. 22 this year, and their first-rounder in 2013.

Afterward, Holmgren said on a conference call that the Browns' offer was "every bit the offer" the Redskins made, and that close ties between those clubs sealed the deal. He said he wasn't sure if anything the Browns offered would've been good enough.

So wouldn't it be ironic now for the Rams, who also have the first pick of the second round -- No. 33 overall -- to trade back up with the Browns?

"Yeah, I would think so," Fisher said. "I don't know if we'd consider going that high. Those conversations aren't going to take place until draft day because your guy's got to be there. It'll be interesting to see what kind of compensation they want. We're very happy with the compensation we've got right now over the next couple of years."

Fisher said the Rams have "a very realistic possibility of moving" out of No. 6.

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"Yeah, we could go up or down," he said. "It would probably be more realistic for us to move down than it would up. There's going to be a number of very good players at that pick. That would be the reason we'd move down, not because our guy wasn't there. We'd move down because we'd expect there'd be a number of good players and clearly we have a number of needs."

He said he anticipates a market for picks in his No. 6 range. "Again, I don't see anything happening until draft day," he said.

Browns General Manager Tom Heckert said he's had very preliminary discussions with teams interested in trading up to No. 4. He also said a deal wouldn't happen until draft day, and while it's possible the team might move back a few spots, it wouldn't likely go past No. 8 or so.

Fisher, of course, wouldn't specify which players he'd trade up for, but admitted that Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon is one he likes.

"He ran well [at his Pro Day] and he's an extraordinary athlete with strength, explosion and run-after-catch ability," he said. "He's a bright young man. [He had a] great interview and he's a great teammate. He's a very talented player."

Does Fisher agree with the recent assessment of Falcons GM Thom Dimitroff that Blackmon is the caliber of receiver that teams will trade up for, much like Julio Jones was for the Falcons last year?

"I can see somebody doing that," said Fisher.

Fisher stressed that his close friendship with Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, and the ties between Redskins GM Bruce Allen and Rams executive Kevin Demoff did not impact the Rams' decision to trade with Washington.

"You make a decision that's best for the organization regardless of relationships," said Fisher. "We didn't make a decision because of my relationship with Mike or anyone's relationship with anyone in the organization. Never at any time did we let either club know what offer we had."

He said the Rams may have placed a different value on the various picks, and that having first-rounders through 2014 was significant.

"That's part of it, yeah. That clearly factored in," said Fisher. "Considering our needs, I haven't met the players yet. I realistically don't know what we have. To have an opportunity to have two ones in '13 and '14 really was important to us."

A source said Rams quarterback Sam Bradford's name came up when the Browns were trying to move up to No. 2, but that it was in passing and never got anywhere. The Rams would take a huge cap hit if they traded Bradford, and the Browns would've had to pay Bradford's enormous salary. Over the next four years, his base salaries are $12 million, $9 million, $14.015 million, and $12.985 million. There's even more money in escalators and bonuses.

"If you look at the cap implication realistically, if you were to trade him and draft someone at No. 2, it's not that [good]," said Fisher.

The Browns did try to trade up to No. 1 with the Rams in 2010 to draft Bradford, and Browns coach Pat Shurmur was his offensive coordinator in 2010.

Fisher said teams inquired about Bradford, but wouldn't say which ones. "His name came up -- not from us -- but clubs inquired. But there was no consideration whatsoever to [trading him]."

The Browns and Rams have had opportunities to make deals over the past several years, and on draft day, they may have one more.

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