Reuben Foster's domestic violence charge dropped
A misdemeanor domestic violence charge filed against Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster has been dropped by the state attorney's office in Florida, according to Jan. 2 court documents obtained by TMZ Sports and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
The prosecutors' reasoning for dropping the case is unknown.
Foster was due to appear in court Thursday on the charge stemming from an incident in November, but the arraignment was canceled after the case was dismissed.
The linebacker, then with the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested in Tampa after his ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, said he slapped a phone out of her hand, pushed her in the chest area, and slapped her with an open hand on the left side of her face at the team's hotel.
The 49ers released Foster the next day, but the Redskins claimed him on waivers, sparking a national controversy. Foster was then placed on the Commissioner's Exempt List for the rest of the season, making him ineligible to play or practice.
Foster also had a domestic violence charge dropped in May after Ennis recanted her claim of abuse stemming from a separate incident. However, Ennis said in December that she lied when she recanted her original story, citing her love for Foster and a desire to avoid ending his NFL career.
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