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Photo: Dai Sugano / Associated Press
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster appears for his arraignment at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2018. Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence after being accused of attacking his girlfriend, authorities said. (Dai Sugano/San Jose Mercury News via AP, Pool)
lessSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster appears for his arraignment at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2018. Foster has been charged with felony domestic
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, rear, arrives with his attorney, Joshua Bentley, right, for an arraignment hearing at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2018. Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence after being accused of attacking his girlfriend, authorities said.
lessSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, rear, arrives with his attorney, Joshua Bentley, right, for an arraignment hearing at the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, April
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San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Reuben Foster (56) walks onto the field during an NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers on November 5, 2017 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
lessSan Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Reuben Foster (56) walks onto the field during an NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers on November 5, 2017 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara,
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence after being accused of attacking his girlfriend, authorities said.
lessSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with felony domestic
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, second from left, exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence after being accused of attacking his girlfriend, authorities said.
lessSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, second from left, exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, center, exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence after being accused of attacking his girlfriend, authorities said.
lessSan Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, center, exits the Santa Clara County Superior Court after his arraignment, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. Foster has been charged with felony
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FILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to reporters at the team's football facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Lynch felt like he had filled a hole at middle linebacker when he drafted Reuben Foster in the first round a year ago. Now with Foster facing legal trouble and possible league punishment following three felony charges in a domestic violence case, Lynch heads into this year's draft knowing he can't count on Foster to play this season.
lessFILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to reporters at the team's football facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Lynch felt like he had filled a hole at
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Ex-girlfriend of 49ers’ Reuben Foster recants domestic violence claims
The former girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster said this week that the 24-year-old football player did not beat her up in February, an allegation that has resulted in felony domestic violence charges against Foster.
Through her attorney, Elissa Ennis said that she made up the story about Foster punching her repeatedly at his Los Gatos home in an an attempt to “trash his career.” Foster reportedly tried to break off the relationship, and Ennis wasn’t happy about it, her attorney said.
“She felt that it would be right to set the record straight,” attorney Stephanie Rickard told The Chronicle on Wednesday.
Foster was arrested Feb. 11 in Los Gatos after allegedly dragging his long-term girlfriend by the hair, physically throwing her out the house and punching her in the head at least eight times. The woman flagged down a stranger’s car on Shannon Road and asked the driver to call 911, according to the district attorney’s office.
Santa Clara County prosecutors have since charged Foster with four felony charges, including inflicting great bodily injury, forcefully attempting to prevent a victim from reporting a crime and possessing an assault weapon, in connection with the reported February incident. He has not entered a plea.
Prosecutors did not immediately return calls Wednesday to comment about whether they will proceed with the case.
A spokesman for the 49ers declined to comment, saying the team doesn’t speak about ongoing legal matters.
On Monday, however, general manager John Lynch said the team was prepared to cut ties with Foster if an assault had taken place.
“I do want to be very clear, abundantly clear, that if these charges are proven true, if Reuben did indeed hit this young lady, he won’t be part of our organization moving forward,” Lynch said. “I think that’s the standard we want on our team. That’s the standard we are going to operate under.”
He also hinted that all the details in the case had not yet been disclosed.
“We think it’s wise right now to be patient,” Lynch said. “That all the information is not there yet. We’ll sit back and wait for that to come. And at the given time, where we think the next step is appropriate, then we’ll make that decision.”
The February arrest was Foster’s second this year. He was arrested Jan. 12 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on suspicion of marijuana possession. In 2017, Foster failed an NFL drug test after allegedly submitting a diluted urine sample.
Foster, who remains in the 49ers’ roster, could not be reached to comment.
Chronicle Staff Writer Eric Branch contributed to this story.
Kurtis Alexander is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kalexander@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kurtisalexander