Breaking: Uber driver has a second tape from the Senators cab ride.

The Uber driver who made national headlines after he released a video showing members of the Ottawa Senators roster ridiculing assistant coach Martin Raymond apparently has a second video in his possession, although that video is not likely to ever see the light of day.

The driver, James Sparklin, revealed in an interview with the Canadian Press that there is a second tape of the incident although he alleges that he has destroyed the evidence and that it will never be shared with the public. The announcement will likely cause some polarizing reactions as the initial release of the first tape caused quite the backlash against the Senators, and in many cases against Sparklin himself.

"I called the team…because I wanted to make sure they understood that I have destroyed the other tape. It will never ever see the light of day," said Sparklin of the second video in his position. "I am extremely sorry for what happened and it is not right…I never meant harm on any of the players involved, the coaching staff involved, the owner involved, the town that was involved…I wasn’t thinking at all."

Now I will say that I do not believe he "never meant to harm any of the players involved" if only due to the fact that initial reports suggested that his frustration with the number of players, as well as their behavior, are why he released the tape initially. It seemed to me at the time that Sparklin's decision to release the first video was fueled by anger, although based on his most recent actions I do believe that he feels genuine remorse for what he did to the Senators players who were involved. 

First and foremost Sparklin has already lost his job as an Uber driver and when you consider that he is the father of six children that loss of income has to be hitting him and his family quite hard. The existence of a second tape could have proven to be a source of financial revenue for Sparklin and his decision to destroy it instead of attempting to profit off of it speaks volumes in my estimation. Couple that with the fact that Sparklin claims the incident has caused embarrassment for his family and it paints the picture of a rather remorseful fellow.

"I never made a single penny off this video. Not one cent," he said. "I lost a lot — my income, driving Uber, my reputation. It has brought great shame to my family."

Of course the big question on everyone's mind now will be what was on the second tape? The fact that the second tape was not shared at the same time as the first one suggests one of two things, it either contained very little of interest or it contained something that Sparklin realized would not be wise to share with the general public, even in his state of anger. For what it's worth Sparklin now claims that he never intended to share it with a major news network at all.

"I didn’t realize that I sent it to a major news outlet," Sparklin said.