A somestic violence charge against Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster has been dropped, according to Austin Knoblauch of NFL.com.
Florida State Attorney for Hillsborough County Andrew H. Warren stated that the charge was dropped on Wednesday after his office's review of the criminal report affidavit detailing the incident, via court records that were obtained by NFL.com.
Foster was originally arrested in Tampa back on Nov. 24, leading to his release by the San Francisco 49ers before their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was then claimed off of waivers by the Redskins three days later and was placed on the Reserve/Commissioner Exempt List by the NFL.
Alleged victim Elissa Ennis told police that Foster slapped her phone out of her hand during a verbal altercation and then pushed her in the chest and smacked her with an open hand on the right side of her face. Police said there was a one-inch scratch above Ennis' collarbone.
Foster and Ennis had been involved in an on-again-off-again relationship for three years and had previously lived together.
Foster has not yet actually played for the Redskins, with head coach Jay Gruden saying he was not sure that Foster would ever actually play for Washington.
The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Alabama, was originally selected by the 49ers in the first round (31st pick overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.
He played in just 10 games during his rookie campaign due to injury, finishing with 72 tackles.
Through six contests with San Francisco before his release this season, Foster had accumulated 29 stops.
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