Antonio Brown's Facebook Live snafu has caused all sorts of issues for the Steelers this week.

This is not ideal, considering Pittsburgh is playing the AFC Championship Game on Sunday against the Evil Emp... sorry, the New England Patriots.

Brown's inability to keep his phone in his locker is a decision he now openly regrets, and it will endure as a cautionary tale for other NFL players. Just kidding, everyone will forget about this in a week.

Still, there is a right way and a wrong way for the professional athlete to operate his social media account. Let's go over some basic dos and don'ts, using some recent examples as a guide.

Do use social media to deliver positive messages to teammates, opponents, coaches, owners, fans, groundskeepers, mascots, dogs.

A video posted by Robert Mathis (@rmathis_the1st) on Dec 30, 2016 at 10:02am PST

Do not use social media to randomly criticize a contemporary (especially if that contemporary defeated you in the Super Bowl).

Do use social media to promote fun videos that make that same quarterback human, relatable to the masses.

Do not use social media to let people know what you look like with your shirt off. We get it, you have a hot bod. Let's not pretend we're really explaining our mindset about that day's game to be played in freezing temperatures.

Do use social media to make franchise-shifting personal announcements.

Do not use social media to post an unflattering photo of your husband who happens to be an NFL quarterback who is constant source of scorn.

I had the best birthday of my life and it was all thanks to this guy. Not only did he plan a huge surprise party, he planned a "surprise" trip to Mexico with some of my closest friends, too. Thanks, babe....you will probably never see this ?? A photo posted by Kristin Cavallari (@kristincavallari) on Jan 16, 2017 at 9:28am PST

Do use social media to share video of your owner dancing in the locker room, because there is nothing better than an NFL owner dancing.

Do not use social media to set a bad example for kids who get dragged to the grocery store by their moms.

Do use social media to further the myth of your underdog status, thus ingratiating yourself with fans who see themselves in you.

On the left: Bo Scarbrough in 10th grade...On the right: Me in 11th grade. Now I know why Alabama never called. pic.twitter.com/CS3IVIP9ib - Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) January 10, 2017

Do not use social media to constantly post photos of your damn cleats. Confession time: We don't care that much about cleats.

A photo posted by Von Miller (@vonmiller) on Sep 30, 2016 at 9:01am PDT

Do use social media to make sure everyone knows you are a 38-year-old man in the gym ... at 4 a.m. ... after a primetime playoff game ... that was played 800 miles away.

A video posted by James Harrison (@jhharrison92) on Jan 16, 2017 at 2:29am PST

Do not use social media to ... actually, just don't use it.

Congratulations to Dak Prescott for again outplaying Aaron Rodgers, again holding off Romo and again performing like a clutch MVP. - Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 16, 2017

Do use social media to revel in the first win of the season -- even if it came on Christmas Eve.

Do not use social media to show millions of people that you don't know how to sit on a rock wall.

Do use social media to help locate missing local children.

@OPDChris great news! Thank you for letting me know they are safe! God bless y'all! - Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) January 15, 2017

Do use or do not use social media ... ah, you figure it out.

Today is the first day on the road to Making America Great Again #Inauguration2017 â Richie Incognito (@68INCOGNITO) January 20, 2017

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