Domestic violence charges against the former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster were dropped on Thursday. Jeff Chiu/Associated Press
Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster, who was at the center of a controversy over domestic violence in the N.F.L., has escaped prosecution.
The state attorney’s office in Hillsborough County, Fla., dropped misdemeanor domestic violence charges against Foster. The linebacker was arrested on Nov. 24 after an incident involving his ex-girlfriend in the hotel where the San Francisco 49ers, his former team, were staying.
The 49ers did not wait for his case to play out and released Foster, a second-year player who had other brushes with the law during his short N.