Miami Dolphins employee’s life is saved by a BRAIN TUMOR: Doctors found Hodgkin’s lymphoma in his chest when removing benign growth in his head An MRI ordered by his doctor showed a benign tumor attached to his brain that needed to be surgically removed Adams, 29, had complained to a doctor that he was experiencing hearing trouble out of his right ear, according to the Miami Herald . Adams, 29, had complained to a doctor that he was experiencing hearing trouble out of his right ear.