Reuben Foster Facing 2nd-Degree Marijuana Possession Charge From January Arrest

Tom Pelissero reports that 49ers LB Reuben Foster is still facing a second-degree marijuana possession charge in Alabama for a January arrest.

The is considered a misdemeanor and Foster is due in court June 20.

On Thursday, Foster’s ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, testified that she lied to police on Feb. 11 following incident because she “wanted to be extra, wanted him to go down and was pissed” after he broke up with her that morning.

“I was threatening Reuben. … that I was going to f*** up his career,” Ennis said.

According to Ennis, “It was all a money scheme. I didn’t want to get this far in the news. It was about money.”

“I was lying about a bunch of stuff,” she said.

Foster, 24, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2017. He’s entering the second year of his four-year, $9.03 million contract and stands to make base salaries of $875,708 and $1.28 million over the next two years of the agreement.

The 49ers will have a fifth-year option to pick up in 2020 that’s guaranteed for injury only.

In 2017, Foster appeared in 10 games and recorded 72 tackles, no sacks or interceptions and one pass defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 4 linebacker out of 88 qualifying players.

We’ll have more regarding Foster as the news is available.