Reuben Foster accuser in ‘hiding,’ but charges not going away: lawyer

The woman accusing Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster of domestic battery will cooperate with authorities, according to her attorney.

Adante Pointer — who represents Elissa Ennis, Foster’s on-and-off girlfriend of three years — told USA Today Sports that Ennis had injuries to her face and neck after the Saturday night incident at the San Francisco 49ers’ team hotel in Tampa, Florida, prior to the team’s road game against the Buccaneers on Sunday.

Ennis, who also may have suffered a concussion in the alleged attack, is now in “hiding” as she recovers, Pointer told the newspaper.

“We are moving forward,” Pointer said. “She will participate in the process.”

Ennis has also claimed Foster, 24, had previously abused her during an incident in February at a home in California, but she later recanted those allegations, saying they were part of a “money scheme” to ruin the 2017 first-round pick’s career after he tried to end their tumultuous relationship.

Pointer also countered rumors and unfounded allegations on social media that Ennis had instigated a physical confrontation with Foster prior to Sunday’s game, saying the NFL standout wanted her there by his side.

“He flew her to the game,” Pointer told the newspaper. “He paid her to go out there. This isn’t a situation where she just showed up with intentions of ruining somebody’s life.”

Pointer said flatly: “She was abused.”

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The 49ers announced a day after Foster’s arrest that they would be parting ways with the linebacker, who has had several arrests since leaving Alabama last year.

In January, he was charged with marijuana possession. He was charged in April in connection with the February incident and ultimately pleaded no contest to weapons possession and received two years of probation. He was then suspended for the first two games of this season for violating league policies.

Foster remains on the Commissioner’s Exempt list, meaning it’s unclear when he’ll play a down for the Redskins, who claimed the troubled linebacker off waivers on Tuesday. The team was widely criticized for the move, particularly in light of a report that the Redskins did not contact the Tampa Police Department for details about his latest arrest.

The Philadelphia Eagles were the only team to do so, a source close to the matter told USA Today Sports.

Redskins head coach Jay Gruden, meanwhile, said the team is prepared to “deal with the outcry, so to speak.”

“For the most part, this a young athlete, a young person who got himself into some trouble and we want to find out what happened,” Gruden told reporters. “We want to let the process play out and get to the bottom of it. There’s no guarantee he will ever play here.”