San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster pleaded not guilty to three felony charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Foster was charged with domestic violence with an allegation that he inflicted great bodily injury, forcefully attempting to prevent a victim from reporting a crime and possession of an assault weapon after the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department responded to a possible disturbance at a Los Gatos, California, home on Feb. 11.

On Tuesday, Foster's attorney, Josh Bentley, told Judge Nora L. Klippen that the former Alabama All-American would plead not guilty to all counts.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is proceeding with its case against Foster even though the alleged victim of the domestic violence, Elissa Ennis, has said through her attorney that she made up her allegations against Foster because she was angry with him.

Unlike Foster's previous two court appearances at the Hall of Justice in San Jose, California, the District Attorney's Office did not hold a press conference afterward on Tuesday.

A preliminary hearing was set for 11 a.m. CDT May 17.

Ennis told police that Foster had thrown her out of their home three times on Feb. 11, dragged her by her hair during one of those episodes, hit her eight to 10 times during another and broke her cell phone as she tried to call 911.

Police photographed Ennis' injuries at the scene, recording a swollen lip, scratches and a cut on the back of her neck and a scraped knee. She also complained about her left ear, which turned out to have a ruptured ear drum.

Ennis now says she sustained those injuries in a road-rage incident that resulted in a fight with another woman and provided video of the purported incident.

That video caused a delay in Foster's plea hearing on April 30 when the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office requested time to examine it.

Foster told police at the scene that he did not hit Ennis or throw her out, although he said he did destroy her cell phone.

The Sacramento Bee reported police found two loaded guns at the home -- a .38-caliber pistol and a Sig Sauer short-barreled rifle. The latter is responsible for the weapons charge against Foster. It was found in a bathroom floor loaded with a 30-round magazine and bullet in the chamber, according to the police report.

Foster is not participating in the 49ers' offseason program during his legal trouble.

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Foster was the Class 6A Lineman of the Year for the 2012 season at Auburn High School. He won the Butkus Award as the nation's best collegiate linebacker in 2016 at Alabama.

Foster made the Pro Football Writers Association's All-Rookie team for the 2017 season after the 49ers traded up to select him with the 31st pick in last year's draft.

Foster missed six of San Francisco's first eight games during his rookie season because of the injuries. But in the second half of the season, Foster was on the field for every game, and San Francisco, which started the season 0-8, went 6-2. Despite his missed time, Foster finished second on the team in tackles.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.