1. The act of a football player in the National
Football League dipping his finger tips in pepper and then smearing them on the face of his opponent when no one can see the infraction, typically in pile-ups after tackles but sometimes during plays.
2. Any NFL rules violation
done outside of visibility with an attempt to physically harm another player.
The center was blinded when sweat carried pepper into his
eyes after another player that was
finger-dipping got his hand under his face mask while on the
bottom of the pile.