It has been a somber few days around the NFL. Inside the 49ers locker room, players thoughts were with

Demar Hamlin and the Buffalo Bills. But the team's players and coaches know there is still a job to do. The 49ers return to work to prepare to face

the Arizona Cardinals in the regular season finale Sunday at Levi Stadium. The 49ers are heading to the playoffs and they know

entering week 18 they will either be the first, second, or third seed in the

NFC playoffs. Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss those scenarios as well as give some thoughts on the one key

player who could be held out of this game to ensure he's well rested for the playoffs.

Greg Papa, the voice of the 49ers,

joins us during the Ask Papa section

to talk, defense, Brock Purdy,

and the Modern Era finalists

for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

All that and more coming up right now on 49ers Talk.

Welcome to another edition of 49ers Talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.

Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.

All right, this is 49ers Talk brought to you by Bigo Tires and bringing in Jennifer Lee Chan and

Jennifer this is a I don't know it's a bad week obviously with what happened in Cincinnati on Monday night with DeMar Hamlet. with

the Mar Hamlin going down and having to be administered CPR.

So, you know, before we talk about the 49ers and the week that lies ahead and the importance of this game.

You know, we've been in NFL locker rooms for a long time and we see the humanity behind the game something that you know I think

maybe not not everybody is you know not everybody has that kind of access to get to know some of the guys, and we don't know, DeMar Hamlin, but I just, I mean, you could just see it in the faces and the eyes of everybody players coaches

uh official just I don't know I mean what was the emotions you were feeling Monday

night watching that. I was incredibly

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