Every employer in Germany is required to provide 6 weeks of sick leave to every worker with their salaries fully paid. After that, they get about 70% of their salary for a maximum of 78 weeks.
Meanwhile, rail workers in America aren't even allowed to strike to get a week or 2.
How long do you think AB is in the locker room before he’s like “damn I wish I didn’t do that”. The only option I think is to trot back on the field and act like it never happened.