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.