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SANTA CLARA — Bringing up linebacker Reuben Foster’s predicament quickly put a sobering tone on Thursday night’s press conference that otherwise was meant to glamorize the 49ers top draft pick, offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey.
Some 24 hours earlier, Foster’s accuser, his ex-girlfriend, recanted her allegations that she was hit and injured in a Feb. 11 domestic dispute that led to Foster getting charged with three felonies.
Foster’s legal woes and potential NFL suspension prompted many to wonder if the 49ers would use their top pick on his replacement.