San Francisco 49ers: Thoughts and news on OTAs thus far

ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers works out with teammates Dres Anderson #6, Issac Blakeney #1, and Bruce Miller #49 during a joint training session with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos at the Denver Broncos Training Facility on August 27, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Reuben Foster #56 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

Reuben Foster is back

Oh thank God.

Linebacker Reuben Foster returned to the team this week, as two of the three felony charges against him were dropped.

He still has some misdemeanor charges for marijuana and gun charges in Alabama and Santa Clara, respectively, but those won’t be charges that see Foster released by San Francisco.

Editor’s note: Foster’s charge for misdemeanor marijuana possession has since been dropped, per Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee.

No doubt, Foster has a lot of work to do to earn back the trust of his teammates and coaches, as he still hasn’t exactly been a “good boy,” but the big problem that was dominating talk about Foster the last few months is now over.

General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan took a big leap of faith to stand by him, and now he has to work to repay the faith.